Features of Marfan syndrome:

Tall, thin stature - Long fingers - Unusually long arms and legs - Curvature of the spine (Scoliosis) ~ Chest bone that sticks in or out ~ Flexible joints ~ Crowded teeth ~ Nearsightedness ~ Dislocated lenses ~ Stretch marks (not due to pregnancy) ~ Collapsed lung ~ Aortic dilation ~ Aortic dissection ~ Mitral valve prolapse ~ Leaking valves in the heart

BBC NEWS | Beta-blockers ‘blot out memories’

July 30th, 2005 by Jeanette

BBC NEWS - Beta-blockers ‘blot out memories’: “The drug has been shown to interfere with the way the brain stores memories.”

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Enalapril vs. propranolol or atenolol (abstract only)

April 22nd, 2005 by Jeanette

Entrez PubMed: “Usefulness of enalapril versus propranolol or atenolol for prevention of aortic dilation in patients with the marfan syndrome.

Yetman AT, Bornemeier RA, McCrindle BW.”

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