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SUBMITTER: Arslan-Kirchner M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2696906 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arslan-Kirchner Mine M von Kodolitsch Yskert Y Schmidtke Jörg J
Deutsches Arzteblatt international 20080704 27
<h4>Introduction</h4>Marfan syndrome and Marfan-related syndromes are part of a broad and overlapping spectrum of diseases that were originally defined on clinical grounds alone. They have in common a dramatically increased risk of life-threatening dissecting aortic aneurysms, which must be prevented by elective aortic replacement.<h4>Methods</h4>Selective review of the literature supplemented by own clinical experience.<h4>Results</h4>Marfan syndrome and Marfan-related syndromes are phenotypica ...[more]