Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
Dr. Iyer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Vikram Iyer specializes in Vascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery
 Case Report   
								
																Analysis of the Architectural Characteristics of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Dizygotic Twins 
																Author(s): Maged Metias*, Anand Patel, Vikram Iyer and Theodore Rapanos             
								
																
						 We report a case of dizygotic twins who were diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and analyze the differences in architectural characteristics of the abdominal aorta and visceral vessels. Both twins underwent an endovascular repair of their AAAs at the same age. This paper adds to the growing body of evidence of the genetic nature of aneurysmal degeneration. .. View more»