Twins Pablo and Julio Delcid were told they needed open heart surgery related to Marfan syndrome the same day their mother ...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

The standard treatment for the connective tissue disorder Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is β-blockade, aimed at reducing aortic wall stress. Angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors (AT 1 and AT 2 ...

Her grandfather had died from a condition related to Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue and can cause heart problems and aneurysms. Dorsey believes that the ...

SO THE HEART ARTERIES OR THE CORONARY ARTERIES ... THEY’RE CALLED LIKE MARFAN SYNDROME OR DANLOS SYNDROME. AND ANOTHER CONDITION CALLED FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA OR ALSO CALLED FMD.

"Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects ... "I have an enlarged aortic root," said Beckett during his presentation. "I take heart medicine every night to help me." ...

Kayden’s Marfan syndrome has affected his eyes, lungs, heart, and feet. Kayden has already gone through eye surgery, but is blind in his left eye, according to Kayden’s mother, Letese Burgess.

If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair is indicated.

The NBA has honored a young man whose dream to play professional basketball was shattered by disease. On Thursday, as dozens ...