A multi-institutional experience in the aortic and arterial pathology in individuals with genetically confirmed vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder owing to pathogenic variants in COL3A1 that lead to impaired type III collagen production. We aim to describe the contemporary multi-institutional experience of aortic and arterial pathology in individuals with vEDS, to evaluate disease patterns and refine management recommendations.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 20, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Sherene Shalhub, Peter H. Byers, Kelli L. Hicks, Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, Devin Zarkowsky, Dawn M. Coleman, Frank M. Davis, Ellen S. Regalado, Giovanni De Caridi, K. Nicole Weaver, Erin M. Miller, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Katie Shean, Gustavo Oderich, Maurici Source Type: research