Familial aortic dissection and congenital iris flocculi with hypertension

Ophthalmic Genet. 2008 Sep;29(3):126-7. doi: 10.1080/13816810802139963.

Abstract

Familial clusters of aortic dissection without connective tissue diseases are rare. We report a family with aortic dissection, congenital iris flocculi and hypertension in the young. This suggests that this combination of an uncommon familial phenotype may have a common etiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / genetics*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / genetics*
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / genetics*
  • Iris Diseases / diagnosis
  • Iris Diseases / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pedigree