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 ...

The interesting coincidence of the publication of two similar case reports of Marfan's syndrome in this ... and their covert aortic disease was not revealed until they were involved in accidents ...

Another study investigated the role of interleukin 11 (IL11) in the aortic pathology of Marfan syndrome. Researchers found that IL11 signaling was upregulated in the aortas of mice with MFS ...

Aortic dissection is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy, particularly in women with connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome and those ...

Several 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 ...

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.

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 ...

At this time, recruitment for extended follow-up is complete. Manifestations of the Marfan syndrome appear in many parts of the body, especially in the bones and ligaments (the skeletal system), the ...