Genetic Linked Aneurysms

Duke Cameron of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United States, discusses a variety of genetic disorders that lead to aneurysms, including Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Dr. Cameron discusses the diagnosis, risk prediction, and surgical interventions currently available for each syndrome.

This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for information on the 2016 SCTS Annual Meeting.