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Our publications cover a wide range of topics, including the latest research on diagnostic tools, innovative therapies, and management strategies for rare vascular diseases. This page provides a list of publications from the Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases Working Group (HTAD-WG) to help researchers and healthcare professionals stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the field.

Results (15)
There is insufficient evidence to lower the threshold for prophylactic aortic surgery
November 04 2023

Milleron O, Eliahou L, Jondeau G. There is insufficient evidence to lower the threshold for prophylactic aortic surgery. Eur Heart J. 2023 Nov 4:ehad690. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad690. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37936302.

Unraveling the Role of TGFβ Signaling in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Using Fbn1 Mutant Mouse Models
September 06 2023

Deleeuw V, Carlson E, Renard M, Zientek KD, Wilmarth PA, Reddy AP, Manalo EC, Tufa SF, Keene DR, Olbinado M, Stampanoni M, Kanki S, Yanagisawa H, Mosquera LM, Sips P, De Backer J, Sakai LY. Unraveling the Role of TGFβ Signaling in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Using Fbn1 Mutant Mouse Models. Matrix Biol. 2023 Sep 6:S0945-053X(23)00095-1. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2023.09.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37683955.

Multimodality imaging in thoracic aortic diseases: a clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiology working group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases
April 24 2023

Evangelista A, Sitges M, Jondeau G, Nijveldt R, Pepi M, Cuellar H, Pontone G, Bossone E, Groenink M, Dweck MR, Roos-Hesselink JW, Mazzolai L, van Kimmenade R, Aboyans V, Rodríguez-Palomares J. Multimodality imaging in thoracic aortic diseases: a clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiology working group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Apr 24;24(5):e65-e85. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jead024. Erratum in: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Jul 24;24(8):e208. PMID: 36881779.

Primary Non-Aortic Lesions Are Not Rare in Marfan Syndrome and Are Associated with Aortic Dissection Independently of Age
April 17 2023

Sénémaud J, Gaudry M, Jouve E, Blanchard A, Milleron O, Dulac Y, Olivier-Faivre L, Stephan D, Odent S, Lanéelle D, Dupuis-Girod S, Jondeau G, Bal-Theoleyre L. Primary Non-Aortic Lesions Are Not Rare in Marfan Syndrome and Are Associated with Aortic Dissection Independently of Age. J Clin Med. 2023 Apr 17;12(8):2902. doi: 10.3390/jcm12082902. PMID: 37109238; PMCID: PMC10141376.

Expert consensus recommendations on the cardiogenetic care for patients with thoracic aortic disease and their first-degree relatives
March 28 2023

Verhagen JMA, Kempers M, Cozijnsen L, Bouma BJ, Duijnhouwer AL, Post JG, Hilhorst-Hofstee Y, Bekkers SCAM, Kerstjens-Frederikse WS, van Brakel TJ, Lambermon E, Wessels MW, Loeys BL, Roos-Hesselink JW, van de Laar IMBH; National Working Group on BAV & TAA. Expert consensus recommendations on the cardiogenetic care for patients with thoracic aortic disease and their first-degree relatives. Int J Cardiol. 2018 May 1;258:243-248. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.01.145. Epub 2018 Feb 7. PMID: 29452988.

Hungarian Marfan family with large FBN1 deletion calls attention to copy number variation detection in the current NGS era
March 28 2023

Benke K, Ágg B, Meienberg J, Kopps AM, Fattorini N, Stengl R, Daradics N, Pólos M, Bors A, Radovits T, Merkely B, De Backer J, Szabolcs Z, Mátyás G. Hungarian Marfan family with large FBN1 deletion calls attention to copy number variation detection in the current NGS era. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Apr;10(4):2456-2460. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.40. PMID: 29850152; PMCID: PMC5949468.

SMAD3 pathogenic variants: risk for thoracic aortic disease and associated complications from the Montalcino Aortic Consortium
March 28 2023

Hostetler EM, Regalado ES, Guo DC, Hanna N, Arnaud P, Muiño-Mosquera L, Callewaert BL, Lee K, Leal SM, Wallace SE, Rideout AL, Dyack S, Aatre RD, Boileau C, De Backer J, Jondeau G, Milewicz DM. SMAD3 pathogenic variants: risk for thoracic aortic disease and associated complications from the Montalcino Aortic Consortium. J Med Genet. 2019 Apr;56(4):252-260. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105583. Epub 2019 Jan 19. PMID: 30661052.

A mutation update on the LDS associated genes TGFB2/3 and SMAD2/3
March 28 2023

Schepers D, Tortora G, Morisaki H, MacCarrick G, Lindsay M, Liang D, Mehta SG, Hague J, Verhagen J, van de Laar I, Wessels M, Detisch Y, van Haelst M, Baas A, Lichtenbelt K, Braun K, van der Linde D, Roos-Hesselink J, McGillivray G, Meester J, Maystadt I, Coucke P, El-Khoury E, Parkash S, Diness B, Risom L, Scurr I, Hilhorst-Hofstee Y, Morisaki T, Richer J, Désir J, Kempers M, Rideout AL, Horne G, Bennett C, Rahikkala E, Vandeweyer G, Alaerts M, Verstraeten A, Dietz H, Van Laer L, Loeys B. A mutation update on the LDS-associated genes TGFB2/3 and SMAD2/3. Hum Mutat. 2018 May;39(5):621-634. doi: 10.1002/humu.23407. Epub 2018 Mar 6. PMID: 29392890; PMCID: PMC5947146.

Homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations in the FBN1 gene: unexpected findings in molecular diagnosis of Marfan syndrome
March 28 2023

Arnaud P, Hanna N, Aubart M, Leheup B, Dupuis-Girod S, Naudion S, Lacombe D, Milleron O, Odent S, Faivre L, Bal L, Edouard T, Collod-Beroud G, Langeois M, Spentchian M, Gouya L, Jondeau G, Boileau C. Homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations in the FBN1 gene: unexpected findings in molecular diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. J Med Genet. 2017 Feb;54(2):100-103. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2016-103996. Epub 2016 Aug 31. PMID: 27582083.

Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease
March 28 2023

Roos-Hesselink JW, Budts W, Walker F, De Backer JFA, Swan L, Stones W, Kranke P, Sliwa-Hahnle K, Johnson MR. Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. Heart. 2017 Dec;103(23):1854-1859. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311758. Epub 2017 Jul 24. PMID: 28739807.

Pregnancy in Women With SMAD3 Mutation
March 28 2023

van Hagen IM, van der Linde D, van de Laar IM, Muiño Mosquera L, De Backer J, Roos-Hesselink JW. Pregnancy in Women With SMAD3 Mutation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar 14;69(10):1356-1358. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.12.029. PMID: 28279300.

Arterial tortuosity syndrome: 40 new families and literature review
March 28 2023

Beyens A, Albuisson J, Boel A, Al-Essa M, Al-Manea W, Bonnet D, Bostan O, Boute O, Busa T, Canham N, Cil E, Coucke PJ, Cousin MA, Dasouki M, De Backer J, De Paepe A, De Schepper S, De Silva D, Devriendt K, De Wandele I, Deyle DR, Dietz H, Dupuis-Girod S, Fontenot E, Fischer-Zirnsak B, Gezdirici A, Ghoumid J, Giuliano F, Diéz NB, Haider MZ, Hardin JS, Jeunemaitre X, Klee EW, Kornak U, Landecho MF, Legrand A, Loeys B, Lyonnet S, Michael H, Moceri P, Mohammed S, Muiño-Mosquera L, Nampoothiri S, Pichler K, Prescott K, Rajeb A, Ramos-Arroyo M, Rossi M, Salih M, Seidahmed MZ, Schaefer E, Steichen-Gersdorf E, Temel S, Uysal F, Vanhomwegen M, Van Laer L, Van Maldergem L, Warner D, Willaert A, Collins TR, Taylor A, Davis EC, Zarate Y, Callewaert B. Arterial tortuosity syndrome: 40 new families and literature review. Genet Med. 2018 Oct;20(10):1236-1245. doi: 10.1038/gim.2017.253. Epub 2018 Jan 11. Erratum in: Genet Med. 2018 Sep 10;: PMID: 29323665.

Prevalence and Complications of Aberrant Subclavian Artery in Patients With Heritable and Nonheritable Arteriopathies
March 14 2023

Giuliani L, Di Toro A, Urtis M, Narula N, Grasso M, Pelenghi S, Belliato M, Bozzani A, Arici V, Pellegrini C, Serio A, Pilotto A, Fergnani V, Antoniazzi E, Magrassi L, Dore R, Valentini A, Preda L, Calliada F, Quaretti P, Pirrelli S, Kodama T, Vricella L, Cameron D, Arbustini E. Prevalence and Complications of Aberrant Subclavian Artery in Patients With Heritable and Nonheritable Arteriopathies. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar 14;81(10):979-991. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.005. PMID: 36889877.

HTAD patient pathway: Strategy for diagnostic work-up of patients and families with (suspected) heritable thoracic aortic diseases (HTAD). A statement from the HTAD working group of VASCERN
November 29 2022

Caruana M, Baars MJ, Bashiardes E, Benke K, Björck E, Codreanu A, de Moya Rubio E, Dumfarth J, Evangelista A, Groenink M, Kallenbach K, Kempers M, Keravnou A, Loeys B, Muiño-Mosquera L, Nagy E, Milleron O, Nistri S, Pepe G, Roos-Hesselink J, Szabolcs Z, Teixidó-Tura G, Timmermans J, Van de Laar I, van Kimmenade R, Verstraeten A, Von Kodolitsch Y, De Backer J, Jondeau G. HTAD patient pathway: Strategy for diagnostic work-up of patients and families with (suspected) heritable thoracic aortic diseases (HTAD). A statement from the HTAD working group of VASCERN. Eur J Med Genet. 2023 Jan;66(1):104673. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104673. Epub 2022 Nov 29. PMID: 36460281.

Arrhythmia and impaired myocardial function in heritable thoracic aortic disease: An international retrospective cohort study
April 12 2022

Demolder, A., Bianco, L., Caruana, M., Cervi, E., Evangelista, A., Jondeau, G., Buttigieg, L. L., López-Sainz, Á., Delmás, E. M., Pini, A., Sabaté-Rotés, A., Szöcs, K., Tchitchinadze, M., Teixidó-Tura, G., von Kodolitsch, Y., Muiño-Mosquera, L., & De Backer, J. (2022). Arrhythmia and impaired myocardial function in heritable thoracic aortic disease: An international retrospective cohort study. European journal of medical genetics, 65(6), 104503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104503

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