ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Pushing Boundaries in Pre-clinical Aortopathy Research
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) entails a high risk for aortic dissection and rupture, which is a prominent cause of death in Western countries. Prophylactic surgery significantly reduces the mortality risk, but complications are relatively common. Moreover, in severe TAA conditions aneurysms often develop at other locations afterwards, exposing patients to repeated surgeries and, thus, threats. Current drug options only modestly slow down dilatation, without preventing dissections or ruptures. Clearly, a game changer in TAA patient management would be the availability of medical therapies capable of stopping or reversing aneurysm formation. Functional characterization of the known TAA…
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