Heritable Aortic Disease: Uncertainty in the Absence of Evidence.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg

Department of Vascular, Endovascular and Transplant Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Published: January 2025

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