Thoracic artery disease, aortic aneurysm dissection, guidelines,

2010 guidelines on diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease.


includes detailed description of its natural history, clinical presentation, diagnosis options and treatment.

AHA position statement: thoracic artery disease management - surgical vs endovascular

population based study of thoracic artery disease from Sweden

Loeys-Dietz syndrome: Similar to but more lethal than Marfan's

NEJM full-text paper by authors who first described the syndrome caused by mutation in TGF beta receptors 1 & 2.