Your little one is growing taller faster than other children his age. His arms, legs, and fingers are also longer, with a ...

April 12, 2005 -- Patients with Marfan syndrome with an aortic root diameter of more than 3 cm should be considered for prophylactic surgery, according to the results of a Markov decision analysis ...

All patients with Marfan syndrome in need of aortic valve operations are encouraged to participate in the study. Three hundred sixteen participants are expected for the prospective component and 150 ...

Pregnant women with Marfan syndrome have a higher mortality risk with pregnancy, as well as an increased risk of mitral valve prolapse, aortic dissection, arrhythmia, heart attack (from the ...

This paper reports the sequence of events in a patient with Marfan's syndrome who evidently acquired aortic insufficiency secondary to chest trauma and in whom a Hufnagel valve was inserted. A 33 ...

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome avoids the complications of a prosthetic heart valve, particularly life-long anticoagulation therapy. Despite proven ...

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Karck et al. (2004) Aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome: comparison of aortic valve-sparing reimplantation versus composite grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127 : 391–398 Article Google Scholar ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There is a connective tissue disorder that affects the bones, skin, lungs, heart, blood vessels and nervous system of one in every 5,000 Americans: Marfan syndrome ...

Because of this, Marfan syndrome can disrupt development and function in several areas of the body, ... It was a good call because the cardiologist found that he has an enlarged aortic valve ...

A drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure may be able to save lives by blocking the formation of lethal aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, according to a report today in the ...

The Marfan Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine are conducting the multicenter Aortic Valve Operative Outcomes in Marfan Patients study (AVOMP) to compare the outcomes of aortic valve-sparing ...