What is Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease (HTAD)?

What is Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease (HTAD)? by Prof. Julie De Backer, Cardiologist, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

This Pill of knowledge (PoK) talks about the group of vascular diseases known as Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases. Both syndromic and non-syndromic forms are described and the genetics of HTAD are also explored. It is suitable for healthcare professionals and anyone wishing to learn more about HTAD.

Video in English.

PoKs are the deliverable for VASCERN Work Package 4 on Pills of Knowledge, defined as short single video lessons (of approximately 3-5 minutes long) in which an expert talks about a specific topic that has been selected and validated by the Rare Disease Working Groups (RDWGs).

To learn more about the HTAD-WG: vascern.eu/expertise/rare-diseases-wgs/aorta-wg/

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