PMID: 26350976Sep 10, 2015Paper

The risk for type B aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
C SetacciC Ricci

Abstract

Marfan syndrome is the most prevalent connective tissue disorder, with an autosomal dominant inheritance with variable penetrance. This paper aims to summarize epidemiology and treatment for type B dissection in Marfan patients.

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