Thomas RA, Anyanwu CT, Blazo M, Subramanian S. Severe aortic root dilatation in infantile Marfan syndrome.
Proc AMIA Symp 2019;
32:561-563. [PMID:
31656420 PMCID:
PMC6793975 DOI:
10.1080/08998280.2019.1646594]
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Abstract
Cardiovascular manifestations of Marfan syndrome are associated with increased mortality, especially in the pediatric population. Early recognition is critical to long-term management. We present two cases of genetically defined "classical" Marfan syndrome presenting with severe infantile aortic root dilatation among siblings and discuss options for therapy.
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