Tag: Genetic aortic conditions

Connor Metz Legacy Drives University of San Francisco Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Training for 1,500 Nursing Students

13-year-old Connor Metz tragically lost his life due to aortic dissection resulting from...

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I’m a Thriver: Chuck Dodds Reflects on 20 Years Living with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome After an Aortic Dissection

“I felt like Mike Tyson punched me in the chest. That’s the best way I can describe it,”...

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