Aortic dissection (AD) is an uncommon condition that occurs mainly in the older patient population (>40 years). It is rare in younger people and is usually associated with trauma, Marfan’s syndrome, ...

Kaplan–Meier analysis was performed in 125 patients who did not present with aortic root dissection as the first sign of Marfan’s syndrome, with the end points: death, aortic root dissection, and ...

We were especially curious about the echocardiogram results which would reveal how well Johnny's then-19-year-old prosthetic heart valve was functioning. Thankfully, his valve was in good working ...

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 ...

Recent studies show that hyperactivation of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling plays a causal role in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection ... could mitigate AA ...

resulting in aortic dissection or an aortic aneurysm. Marfan syndrome also can damage the heart valves. Marfan syndrome affects approximately 200,000 people in the United States. Marfan syndrome is ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection. The onset of symptoms in aortic dissection are usually sudden without warning.

Thoracic aortic dissection Aortic dissection typically ... One-fourth of patients with Marfan syndrome will develop dissection. The Stanford and the DeBakey systems are two methods to describe ...