to compare the outcomes of aortic valve-sparing versus valve-replacing procedures in individuals with Marfan syndrome. Recruitment into the study was closed in November of 2010. The study is now in a ...

Screening for an abdominal aortic aneurysm involves a simple ... a rupture of an aneurysm or an aortic dissection have Marfan ...

Aortic aneurysms, known as "silent killers," are increasingly deadly, causing 2 per cent of global cardiovascular deaths ...

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

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.

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 ...