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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Prognosis for aneurysms depends on location and size
Most are found by accident during tests such as an ultrasound or MRI scan done ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or Marfan syndrome. Between 2% and 8% of adults have abdominal aortic aneurysms, but ...
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Effectiveness of ACE inhibition in patients with Marfan's syndrome on β-blockade
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 ...