Background In patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), distal aortic dissection can necessitate
thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair in survivors of acute DeBakey type I …

Objectives To evaluate the mid‐term outcomes, and the aortic remodeling in Marfan
syndrome (MFS) patients with type B dissection that were treated with endovascular repair …

Background—Data on outcomes after Stanford type A aortic dissection in patients with
Marfan syndrome are limited. We investigated the primary surgery and long-term results in …

Background—The aim of the current study was to investigate incidence and causes of
surgical interventions in primarily nontreated aortic segments after previous aortic repair in …

Abstract Between January 1996 and May 2017, the International Registry on Acute Aortic
Dissections has collected information on a total of 6,424 consecutive patients with acute …

BACKGROUND: We undertook a retrospective study of the pattern of reoperations in
surgical patients with Marfan disease. METHODS: Between 1985 and 2008, 83 Marfan …

Objective The use of the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for repair of type A aortic
dissection (TAAD) in Marfan syndrome (MFS) is controversial. We seek to evaluate the …

In western countries, thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) are a common
cause of death. Among patients with TAAD, 9% have Marfan syndrome, and another 19 …

OBJECTIVE: The appropriateness of aortic valve–sparing operations in patients with Marfan
syndrome has been questioned. This study examines the long-term results of these …

Over the last decades, improvement of medical and surgical therapy has increased life
expectancy in Marfan patients. Consequently, the number of such patients requiring …