Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...
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Our Doctor Asked if We Wanted Kids. What He Said Left Us SpeechlessMarfan syndrome is a genetic aortic and vascular condition that also affects the body's connective tissue. People living with Marfan and related conditions have a roughly 250 times greater chance ...
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the heart's largest artery, the aorta. Studies were going on to get to the bottom of the disease and researchers at Johns Hopkins University have ...
Marking Marfan Awareness month, OT heard from the Marfan Trust about the ocular manifestations of the rare condition ...
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Q&A: Aortic dissections: Are you at risk? Here's what to knowSeveral genetic conditions, such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Turner syndrome, and bicuspid aortic valve can also increase risks. Other risk factors can include using illegal ...
The standard treatment for the connective tissue disorder Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is β-blockade, aimed at reducing aortic wall stress. Angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors (AT 1 and AT 2 ...
Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection. The onset ...
If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair is indicated.
and postoperative care of patients with aortic aneurysms and dissection, including those resulting from genetic connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome, as well ...
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