This presentation is from the 2021 EDS ECHO Summit: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS). vEDS is a genetic connective tissue disorder that causes the blood vessels and organs to be fragile and prone to tearing. The complications of vEDS can be life-threatening and include aneurysm, dissection, and rupture of the arteries and rupture of organs. vEDS may also cause a variety of other symptoms, including extensive bruising and spontaneous pneumothorax. https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/vascular-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-veds/
Dr. Politano is a Vascular Surgeon at OHSU, in Portland, OR. Originally from Virginia, where she completed her medical school, surgery residency, and vascular surgery fellowship, she moved to Oregon with her husband and faithful border collie.