Genetic testing in aortic aneurysm disease: CON. [Cardiol Clin. 2010] - PubMed result

Cardiol Clin. 2010 May;28(2):199-204.

Genetic testing in aortic aneurysm disease: CON.
Elefteriades JA.

Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, PO Box 208039, New Haven, CT 06520-8039, USA. john.elefteriades@yale.edu

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Cardiol Clin. 2010 May;28(2):205-6.

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Cardiol Clin. 2010 May;28(2):191-7.

Abstract
Surgery on the thoracic aorta is challenging, dangerous, intricate, complex, demanding, and tremendously rewarding. Yet, we need to raise our understanding of aortic disease to a higher plane. Linkage analysis and genetic sequencing techniques have been used to understand thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. Although these genetic breakthroughs are exciting and important, this article espouses the CON point of view that routine genetic testing is not practical or clinically essential at the present time. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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