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==References==

Revision as of 15:18, 4 May 2011

Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder and something vascular surgeons see.

Features - memory device MARFAN:

  • Mitral valve prolapse.
  • Arachnodactyly (long slender fingers & toes) and other skeletal abnormalities (e.g. pectus excavatum, kyphoscoliosis).
  • Retinal detachment.
  • Fibrillin-1 defect.[1]
  • Aortic aneurysm.
  • Neurologic - dural ectasia.[2]

See also

References

  1. Cañadas, V.; Vilacosta, I.; Bruna, I.; Fuster, V. (May 2010). "Marfan syndrome. Part 1: pathophysiology and diagnosis.". Nat Rev Cardiol 7 (5): 256-65. doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2010.30. PMID 20351703.
  2. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/946315-overview. Accessed on: 6 September 2010.

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