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Connective Tissue Disease Prevention

New findings from Ruprecht-Karls University in the area of connective tissue disease prevention published

Published in Biotech Business Week, June 9th, 2008

New research, 'Thoracic aortic endografting in patients with connective tissue diseases,' is the subject of a report. In this recently published article, scientists in Heidelberg, Germany conducted a study "To present midterm results after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with connective tissue diseases focusing on secondary endoleak and reintervention due to disease progression. Between January 1997 and January 2007, 167 patients received 241 thoracic aortic stent-grafts."

"Eight patients (6 men; median age 48 years, range 32-67) with connective tissue diseases (6 Marfan and 2 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) treated with stent-graft repair were...

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