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Is aortic dissection always a result of this syndrome, or are there other causes?
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No: Certain syndromes such as eds, marfan, and turner predispose to aortic dissection but many other causes exist. A bicuspid aortic valve and recent valve surgery increase the risk of aortic dissection. Aortic dissection also tends to run in families (even if those family members don't have Marfan or ehlers-danlos, or one of the other associated syndromes.
Answered 2/18/2015
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Marfan's syndrome?: Aortic dissection can occur more commonly in patients with marfan's syndrome but can also occur in patients with hypertension, after trauma or with other connective tissue disorders.
Answered 11/24/2012
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