Sentences with phrase «aortic dissection patients»

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According to the research, patients with a hereditary predisposition for aortic dissection and a dilation of the aorta also appear to have an increased aortic stiffness.

«Acute aortic dissections may be disguised as heart attacks, and we know that the genetic component of TAAD is strong — in about 20 % of patients, it is also found in family members.

Therefore, patients are benefiting from more extensive repair of aortic dissection, which may lead to improved long - term outcomes.»

«Patients with this mutation may merit earlier surgical therapy, before aortic dissection has a chance to occur,» Elefteriades says.

Therefore, better identification of patients at risk for aortic aneurysm and dissection is considered essential.

In the appropriate clinical setting, suspicion for acute aortic dissection should be raised when patients present with findings that have a high specificity and high positive likelihood ratio (hypotension, pulse deficit,...

Patients with one or more high - risk clinical features (tearing pain, hypotension, pulse deficit, neurologic deficit, new murmur) should be considered high risk for acute aortic dissection (AAD).

People who have suffered aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, or nerve damage have contacted attorneys across the country to file lawsuits against the drug companies, alleging the makers never fairly and adequately warned doctors and patients of these known dangers.