Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
Dr Theodore Rapanos is currently affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada. Dr Rapanos specializes in in Vascular Surgery
Case Report
Analysis of the Architectural Characteristics of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Dizygotic Twins
Author(s): Maged Metias*, Anand Patel, Vikram Iyer and Theodore Rapanos
We report a case of dizygotic twins who were diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and analyze the differences in architectural characteristics of the abdominal aorta and visceral vessels. Both twins underwent an endovascular repair of their AAAs at the same age. This paper adds to the growing body of evidence of the genetic nature of aneurysmal degeneration. .. View more»