raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:229

Familial aortic dissection

Synonyms: Annuloaortic ectasia · Cystic medial necrosis of aorta

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Familial aortic dissection is the term used to describe rupture of the aortic wall at the level of the media, resulting in the formation of a false channel and deviation of part of the aortic flux. Familial predisposition to thoracic aortic aneurysms and type A dissections (concerning the ascending aorta and/or the aortic arch) has been demonstrated in around 19% of patients presenting with thoracic aortic dissections and several loci have been identified so far (16p12.2-p13.13, 3p24-25). This predisposition is transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFamilial aortic dissectionAnnuloaortic ectasia · Cystic medial necrosis of aorta
frDissection aortique familialeMaladie aortique annulo-ectasiante · Médianécrose kystique de l'aorte
deAortendissektion, familiäreEktasie, annulo-aortale · Zystische Medianekrose der Aorta
esDisección aórtica familiarEctasia anuloaórtica · Necrosis quística de la media de la aorta
itDissezione familiare dell'aortaAneurisma disseccante familiare dell'aorta · Malattia di Erdheim · Necrosi cistica della media dell'aorta
nlFamiliale aortadissectieAnnuloaortische ectasie · Cystische mediale necrose van aorta
ptDisseção da aorta familiarEctasia anulo-aórtica · Necrose quística medial da aorta
plRodzinne rozwarstwienie aortyChoroba Erdheima · Rodzinne poszerzenie i rozwarstwienie aorty · Torbielowata pośrodkowa martwica aorty
csFamiliární disekce aortyAnuloaortální ektázie · Cystická medionekróza aorty · Erdheimova nemoc
ukСімейне розшарування аортиАннулоаортальна ектазія · Кістозний медіальний некроз аорти
zh家族性主动脉夹层主动脉囊性中层坏死
trAilesel aort diseksiyonuAnuloaortik ektazi · Aortun kistik medyal nekrozu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607086Evalidated
ICD-10I71.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11BD50.ZNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0024559Evalidated
UMLSC0345050Evalidated
GARD1654Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
MYH11Candidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:7569ENSG0000013339216074516p13.11myosin heavy chain 11
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.4 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated28722992[PMID]_ORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

19 annotations · validated 2016-05-09
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0200146Cystic medial necrosis of the aorta
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0005162Abnormal left ventricular function
HP:0001659Aortic regurgitation
HP:0002616Aortic root aneurysm
HP:0004933Ascending aortic dissection
HP:0001640Cardiomegaly
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0001677Coronaryartery atherosclerosis
HP:0012499Descending aortic dissection
HP:0004959Descending thoracic aorta aneurysm
HP:0002875Exertional dyspnea
HP:0012763Paroxysmal dyspnea
HP:0001643Patent ductus arteriosus
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002647Aortic dissection
HP:0012163Carotid artery dilatation
HP:0000965Cutis marmorata
HP:0004944Dilatation of the cerebral artery
HP:0004950Peripheral arterial stenosis
HP:0001297Stroke

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 16444274[PMID]_11249915[PMID]_17666408[PMID]_17666408[PMID]_15998682[PMID]_26604122[PMID]_22511748[PMID]_24284977[PMID]_25835446[PMID]

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