Background—Optimal management, including timing of surgery, remains debated in Marfan
syndrome because of a lack of data on aortic risk associated with this disease. Methods and …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate survival and complication free survival in patients with Marfan's
syndrome and to assess the possible influence of recently revised guidelines for …

Background Marfan syndrome is associated with morbidity and mortality due to aortic
dilatation and dissection. Preventive aortic root replacement has been the standard …

The Marfan syndrome (MFS) is strongly associated with aortic disease causing a high
prevalence of prophylactic aortic surgery, aortic dissection, and sudden death. The aim of …

Objective: To investigate dilatory changes of the aorta distal to the root in patients with
Marfan's syndrome. Methods and results: Data of 268 patients with Marfan's syndrome who …

Aims To better characterize patients with Marfan syndrome who have survived an acute
aortic dissection and to estimate the risks of events in the descending aorta. Up until now …

Background: Aortic dissections involving the descending aorta are a major clinical problem
in patients with Marfan syndrome. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify …

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in
patients with Marfan syndrome. Many patients with presumed Marfan syndrome do not meet …

Marfan syndrome is a variable, autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder, affecting
mainly the cardiovascular system, eyes, and skeleton. The incidence is approximately 1 in …

Background Development of surgical therapy for aortic aneurysms and dissections has led
to treatment of the life-threatening cardiovascular complications associated with Marfan …