Table 2.
‘Guilt by association’ indicators for the patient himself
| Regarding patient himself | ||
|---|---|---|
| Situation | Recommendation | Comments |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) |
Image patient for TAA | 27% overlap expected (higher in women) |
| Intracranial aneurysm | Image patient for TAA | 5% overlap expected |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | Image patient for TAA | TAA overwhelmingly likely in patient at some point (unless other cause of death supervenes) |
| Coarctation of the aorta | Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
| Bovine aortic arch | Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
| Origin of left vertebral artery directly from aortic arch |
Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
| Polycystic kidney disease | Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
| Intra-abdominal simple cysts (kidney or liver) |
Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
| Temporal arteritis | Image patient for TAA | Twofold odds for AAA |
| Autoimmune syndromes (Bechet's, Reiter's, ankylosing spondylitis, early onset osteoarthritis)39 40 | Image patient for TAA | Association with TAA |
TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm.