Chapter 342 Family Curse

"Hereditary vasculopathy?"

Su Jie sat up straight and looked at the message on his phone. He thought about it and then dialed the other party's voice call.

The other side of the phone hesitated for a few seconds. When the call was connected, a somewhat nervous voice came from the receiver:

"Su...Doctor Su?"

"Well, you said Feng might have hereditary vascular disease. What do you mean?"

"Is such that!"

When it came to business, the other party's voice immediately became calmer: "Didn't we have a dispute with you after we sent Feng to the hospital?"

"Obviously Feng has no history of hypertension and is not old enough to have atherosclerosis problems. So at that time I determined that Feng could not have an aortic dissection, and even questioned your diagnosis because of this."

"Of course, the final facts proved that I was wrong. Thanks to your accurate judgment, Feng escaped."

"But after I returned to school, the more I thought about it, the less I understood. My idea was obviously correct. Why would a person who had no history of high blood pressure or high-risk factors such as atherosclerosis suddenly develop aortic dissection?

What about such a dangerous disease?"

Su Jie listened silently to the other party's thoughts, and couldn't help but think to himself that he was indeed a medical student from a top university. He could think continuously after encountering problems. This alone could kill all the scumbags in an instant.

What's more, he actually thought about the answer.

"So, you found the answer? Hereditary vasculopathy?"

"Um!"

The voice on the phone was very excited: "The family inheritance of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase can cause abnormal oxidative stress in blood vessels, endothelial cell dysfunction and cell apoptosis..."

"This is a quite complex pathological change. To put it simply, Feng is likely to suffer from some kind of family hereditary vascular disease, which makes his cardiovascular development abnormal, and there is a natural possibility of aortic dissection, and even more.

Potential risk of severe disease outbreak!”

Upon hearing the other party's conjecture, a term suddenly flashed in Su Jie's mind.

"Marfan Syndrome?"

This is a hereditary connective tissue disease with autosomal dominant inheritance. Patients are often accompanied by cardiovascular system abnormalities, especially combined heart valve abnormalities and aortic aneurysms.

"It's very similar, but not necessarily true. The physical characteristics of patients with Marfan syndrome are still very obvious. The limbs, fingers, and toes are slender and uneven, and the height is obviously higher than that of ordinary people. These are not common in people."

The other party obviously thought about this possibility, but ultimately rejected it.

In short, this is a hereditary vascular disease very similar to Marfan syndrome, which is rare and dangerous.

Su Jie thought for a moment and couldn't help but nodded.

Although this speculation is groundless, after all possibilities are eliminated, the only thing left that cannot be ruled out is often the truth.

Feng's medical records after he was hospitalized were compiled by Su Jie. The past history column was indeed blank, and there were no high-risk factors for aortic dissection.

A patient who develops aortic dissection without any provocation?

This sounds very incredible.

Any disease can be avoided through early prevention. Even incurable cancer can be detected in time through early cancer screening and timely surgery.

But if there is a patient, his disease outbreak is unfounded and without any warning, which seems to be in compliance with the old saying, "If the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch".

That would really be off the mark.

There must be a cause for Feng's aortic dissection, but if it's not a conventional one, it can only be a rare genetic disorder.

"It's better to keep this matter quiet for the time being. After all, you can't be sure of the accuracy of your speculation. I will talk to Feng's family about this matter. If this situation really exists, it should be treated as soon as possible."

"Well, Dr. Su, you are right!"

The other person on the phone suddenly remembered something and quickly added: "By the way, I heard Feng say that there seems to be a curse in his family. It is difficult for family members to live beyond the age of forty-five. This is a hurdle. Very few people can.

Cross over.”

Are genetic diseases causing short lifespan in families?

The conjecture seems to have been further confirmed.

Su Jie frowned, said a bunch of words of thanks into the phone, and then hung up the voice call.

"If it is really a hereditary disease in the family, Dr. Sun should be aware of it."

Su Jie was a little confused. Feng had been hospitalized for almost a week, but Dr. Sun had never mentioned the familial genetic disease to the treatment team.

This conjecture is simply wrong, hereditary diseases do not exist.

Or is it that Dr. Sun has known about this for a long time, but feels that it is meaningless to talk about it?

After thinking for a long time, Su Jie was still more inclined to the latter.

As a top cardiac surgeon, Dr. Sun never doubted the cause of the aortic dissection after his own child suffered an unexplained aortic dissection. This in itself is very questionable.

The only explanation is that Dr. Sun knew the cause of the disease from the beginning.

Thinking of this, Su Jie suddenly realized something and quickly picked up his phone and started searching for relevant information about Dr. Sun.

Although he is a foreign cardiac surgery expert, Su Jie easily searched for Dr. Sun's information.

This is a world-renowned cardiac surgery expert. Even on foreign search platforms, his name is followed by nearly tens of thousands of news reports.

"Forty-three years old!"

Su Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at Dr. Sun's smiling face in the news report.

A family curse, family members often do not live past the age of forty-five...

At this moment, Su Jie suddenly understood why Dr. Sun agreed so readily to such a complicated secondary correction of tetralogy.

He didn't think this operation was easy, so he wanted to use it to repay Su Jie's kindness.

What he really wanted was to use this operation to find a doctor who could protect Feng on his behalf.

"Dr. Sun, do you think hope lies in China?"

After understanding Dr. Sun's motives, all the mysteries hidden in the shadows seemed to be exposed to the light.

Obviously there is a better educational environment abroad, so why did Dr. Sun send Feng to China, especially since Feng has hidden dangers of family genetic diseases?

For cardiac surgery, there is still a considerable gap between domestic and foreign countries. The only advantage domestically may be the massive volume of surgeries.

Familial hereditary vascular lesions that are very similar to Marfan syndrome naturally have the possibility of aortic dissection, and even have the potential risk of more serious diseases.

…

At this moment, Su Jie understood everything.

"The curse of Dr. Sun's family may last for more than one generation. It is generally difficult for family members to live beyond the age of forty-five. This fate cannot find a solution in their country."

"That's why Dr. Sun put his hope in a rapidly developing country. This country leads the world in the number of surgeries. Every doctor can accumulate a lot of experience. What they lack is technology sharing."
Chapter completed!