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

Relation of aortic root dilatation and age in Marfan’s syndrome

February 6th, 2007 by Jeanette

Relation of aortic root dilatation and age in Marfan’s syndrome — Aburawi and O’Sullivan 28 (3): 376 — European Heart Journal
Aims The main aim of this study was to describe the age at which pathological aortic root dilation occurs in patients with Marfan’s syndrome (MFS).

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