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

RedNova News - Health - Dear Doc: June 6, 2005

June 13th, 2005 by Jeanette

RedNova News - Health - Dear Doc: June 6, 2005: “Q. several weeks ago, my 36 year-old son had a series of three strokes. He was taken to Ward 25 in the James Cook Hospital, the cardiology and neurology teams were wonderful and explained everything to me.

Another doctor who was looking after my son told me he was not in proportion. His arms were longer than they should have been, also his hands were the same. This I did not understand.

Would it be possible for you to tell me anything about this?”

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Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives : Mice-

June 3rd, 2005 by Jeanette


Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives : Mice-: “Based on a review of medical records and experience with new patients, the Johns Hopkins team discovered that people with wide-set eyes, a cleft palate or split uvula (the tissue that hangs down in the back of the throat), and a torturous arrangement of the body’s blood vessels also have aggressive swelling of the aorta, the body’s biggest blood vessel. In these patients, the aorta breaks at a much smaller size than it does in people with Marfan syndrome or other causes of aneurysm, making identifying these patients critical, the researchers report.”

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