BACKGROUND: Transmural failure of the aorta is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality; it occurs when mechanical stress exceeds strength. The aortic root and ascending aorta are ...

Jaelyn Kirby, admitted to Texas Children's Hospital for Marfan syndrome treatment, was able to watch the Rice Owls play baseball from her room.

Open-Pectus Public Pectus is a process control system for Unit Operations such as filtration, chromatography, precipitation, solubilization and refolding. Pectus implements a language called P-code ...

Objective To evaluate the effects of hormonal treatment with sex steroids on the final height of patients with tall stature, including those diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome (MS), over 15 years in an ...