A series of 37 patients aged 4-64 years has been evaluated with criteria of Lee and Ramirez. Diagnosis of Marfan syndrome has been established in 13 cases, in 24 patients the Marfan phenotype has been...
Marfan syndrome (MFS, OMIM #154700) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder, clinically presenting with cardinal features of skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular systems. In classical MFS, changes ...
The characteristics and prognosis of patients with cystic medial necrosis of the aorta were reviewed. Subjects were 46 patients who underwent aortic and/or aortic valve surgery between August 1965 and...
Patients with the Marfan syndrome may pose a difficult challenge for catheter-based interventions due to frequent coexisting valve disease, potential delay in vascular healing and repair, and intra-at...
Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder, and mutations in the FBN1 and TGFBR2 genes have been identified in probands with MFS and related phenotypes. Using DHPLC and sequen...
OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy and precision of 2 height-prediction methods in Marfan syndrome and to assess the growth-reductive effect and side effects of sex hormone treatment. STUDY DESIGN:...