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. 2015 Jan 20;6:91–100. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2015.01.009

Table 1.

Etiologies of ascending aortic dilatation.

Congenital Hereditary Acquired
Bicuspid aortic valve
Tetralogy of Fallot		 Connective tissue disease
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    Marfan syndrome

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    Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

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    Loeys–Dietz syndrome

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    Arterial tortuosity syndrome

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    Aneurysms osteoarthritis syndrome

 Hypertension
Infectious
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    Syphilitic

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    Bacterial infections

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    Viral

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    Fungal

Familial aortic syndromes
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    Autosomal dominant

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    Sporadic

 Auto-immune
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    Takayasu

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    Behçet disease

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    Idiopathic aortitis
Post-traumatic
Chronic aortic dissection
AV fistula
Post-stenotic