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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 13;332(6):499-500.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.12435.

A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Nicholas Oh  1 , Eric E Roselli  1 , Patrick R Vargo  1
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Case Reports

A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Nicholas Oh et al. JAMA. .
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A woman had shortness of breath and a first-degree relative with a history of ascending aorta dissection. Imaging showed an isolated dilatation in the mid ascending aorta and a bicuspid aortic valve but no pulmonary infiltrates, effusion, or embolism and no aortic stenosis or regurgitation. What would you do next?

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