A new article titled Paediatric lymphoedema: An audit of patients seen by the paediatric and primary lymphoedema group of vascular European Reference Network (VASCERN) has been published in the VASCERN Special Issue of the European Journal of Medical Genetics. It is co-authored by members of the Pediatric and Primary Lymphedema Working Group (PPL WG). Primary…
A new publication titled Angiotensin receptor blockers and β blockers in Marfan syndrome: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials has been published in The Lancet Journal and is co-authored by several members of our Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases Working Group (HTAD WG), Prof. Maarten Groenink, Prof. Julie De Backer, Prof. Arturo Evangelista,…
The Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Working Group (HHT-WG) has published an article titled European Reference Network for Rare Vascular Diseases (VASCERN): When and how to use intravenous bevacizumab in Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)? in the European Journal of Medical Genetics as part of the VASCERN Special Issue. It is co-authored by members, collaborating experts, and the ePAG…
A new collaborative research paper titled Surveillance and monitoring in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in European Reference Network For Rare Vascular Diseases (VASCERN) was recently published in the European Journal of Medical Genetics as part of the VASCERN Special Issue. It is co-authored by members and affiliated partners of the VASCERN Medium Sized Arteries Working…
We are pleased to report that an article titled The VASCERN European Reference Network: An Overview, published in the European Journal of Medical Genetics is now open access. It is co-authored by Prof. Guillaume Jondeau (VASCERN Coordinator), Julie Hallac, Marine Hurard, Natasha Barr, Karen Daoud, and Ibrahim Donmez. VASCERN is…
A new paper titled Case report study of thalidomide therapy in 18 patients with severe arteriovenous malformations, co-authored by Prof. Laurence Boon (member of the VASCA-WG) and Prof. Miikka Vikkula (Chair of the VASCA-WG), was recently published in the Nature Cardiovascular Research Journal. Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are fast-flow lesions that…
A new article titled The VASCERN-VASCA working group diagnostic and management pathways for severe and/or rare infantile hemangiomas has been published in the VASCERN Special Issue of the European Journal of Medical Genetics. It is co-authored by members of the Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA WG). Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are…
A new collaborative research paper titled Arrhythmia and impaired myocardial function in heritable thoracic aortic disease: An international retrospective cohort study has been published in VASCERN Special Issue of the European Journal of Medical Genetics. It is co-authored by members and affiliated partners of the VASCERN Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases…
A new publication entitled Efficacy of Sirolimus in Patients Requiring Tracheostomy for Life-Threatening Lymphatic Malformation of the Head and Neck: A Report From the European Reference Network has just been published in Frontiers in Pediatrics. It is co-authored by members of the Vascular Anomalies Working Group (VASCA WG) and presents…
A new publication entitled A human importin-β-related disorder: Syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysm caused by bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in IPO8 has just been published in The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and is co-authored by two members of our Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases Working Group (HTAD WG), Professor Bart Loeys and Dr.…
