If you have had an Aortic Dissection, genetic testing could save your family members lives.
Genetic testing can help:
Confirm a diagnosis
Genetic testing can help confirm a diagnosis of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections, which are serious genetic conditions that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Identify at-risk relatives
Genetic testing can help identify family members who may be at risk of developing an aortic dissection.
Tailor management
Genetic testing can help tailor treatment options, such as surgical management and aortic surveillance.
Genetic testing is most effective when performed on the basis of a personal or family history. If a pathogenic variant is identified, predictive genetic testing can be used to determine the risk of TAD in relatives. However, if the causative gene cannot be identified, thoracic aortic imaging is the only way to diagnose aneurysms in at-risk family members.
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