La construction de l’image du corps de l’élite égyptienne à l’époque amarnienne by Cathie Spieser, Pierre Sprumont

“…The most recent of these hypotheses concerned the Marfan syndrome. There are indeed some indications that the king suffered from hyperlaxity of the ligaments, a symptom frequently encountered in the Marfan symptomatology, but also existing as an isolated form. …”
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SURGERY OF ASCENDING AORTIC DISSECTION , A SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE by N. Maghamipour, N. Safaii

“…During this period of time no patient had to be reoperated upon for late complications of the disease and none of these patients died in the follow up. Presence of Marfan's syndrome, renal failure. stroke, cardiac failure, and rcopcration were determinant risk factors for mortality. …”
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Combined Aortic Root Replacement and Heart Transplantation in a Patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Root Aneurysm by B Baharestani, A Amin, B Ghadrdoost, M Behjati

“…This procedure was most often performed in patients with Marfan syndrome, however, it has its own technical difficulties. …”
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Postoperative peri-axillary seroma following axillary artery cannulation for surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection by Katsanos Konstantinos, Baikoussis Nikolaos G, Apostolakis Efstratios E, Karanikolas Menelaos

“…We herein present the case of a 36-year-old Caucasian man with known Marfan syndrome and acute type A aortic dissection, who had direct right axillary artery cannulation for surgery of the ascending aorta. …”
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A case report of a patient with Ribbing disease underlines the connections between the skeletal and cardiovascular complications by Giuseppe Cocco, Armen Yuri Gasparyan

“…However, the defective synthesis of collagen can also induce cardiovascular complications which may be similar to those described in patients with type III Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, with type IV Marfan syndrome, and with osteogenesis imperfecta. Rheumatologists who treat patients with Ribbing disease should seek the advice of cardiologists for the occurrence of cardiovascular complications.…”
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Case Report: Transcatheter treatment of aortic coarctation in a 58-year-old patient with LACHT syndrome and left lung agenesis by Qingxian Tu, Nanqu Huang, Fujia Guo, Minhong Luo, Min Xu, Jiaji Liu, Zhengqiang Yuan, Qianfeng Jiang

“…Genetic testing identified a heterozygous mutation (c.6583C > T) in the FBN2, supporting the diagnosis of variant Marfan syndrome.…”
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The ascending aortic aneurysm: When to intervene? by Emile Saliba, Ying Sia, Annie Dore, Ismael El Hamamsy

“…Methodology: Literature was obtained through online health related search engines (PubMed, MEDLINE) by including the following keywords: ascending aorta aneurysm, thoracic aneurysms, Marfan syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve, familial thoracic syndrome, aortic dissection, aorta imaging and aortic aneurysm guidelines. …”
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Aortic “Disease-in-a-Dish”: Mechanistic Insights and Drug Development Using iPSC-Based Disease Modeling by Hongorzul Davaapil, Deeti K. Shetty, Sanjay Sinha

“…Thoracic aortic diseases, whether sporadic or due to a genetic disorder such as Marfan syndrome, lack effective medical therapies, with limited translation of treatments that are highly successful in mouse models into the clinic. …”
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Familial aneurysms of great vessels in young people by Amato Bruno, Compagna Rita, Florio Anna

“…The best-known are Marfan syndrome, vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type IV), Loeys-Dietz syndrome and familial aortic aneurysms and dissections. …”
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Irvine - Gass Syndrome Treatment in Extracapsular Pseudophakia Using Intravitreal Injections. A Clinical Case by I. E. Ioshin, A. I. Tolchinskaya, A. A. Ozderbaeva

“…The authors analyze three cases of macular edema in extracapsular IOL fixation in Marfan syndrome, which developed 9 months, 19 months and 8 years after cataract extraction. …”
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Staged coil embolization after thoracic endovascular stent grafting for aneurysmal chronic type B aortic dissection: A case report by Takuya Nakayama, Koji Hattori, Takuya Hashizume, Miki Asano

“…We herein describe a 38-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome and chronic type A aortic dissection. …”
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Joint mobility with particular reference to racial variation and inherited connective tissue disorders. by Wordsworth, B, Ogilvie, D, Smith, R, Sykes, B

“…The results were contrasted with those in a group of normal Asian Indians and patients suffering from a variety of inherited disorders including Type II Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), Type I osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), Marfan syndrome, generalized osteoarthritis (GOA), achondroplasia and pseudoachondroplasia. …”

Molecular analysis of eight mutations in FBN1. by Halliday, D, Hutchinson, S, Kettle, S, Firth, H, Wordsworth, P, Handford, P

“…Mutations in the gene encoding extracellular glycoprotein fibrillin-1 (FBN1) cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) and other related connective tissue disorders. …”

Simple Death Risk Models to Predict In-hospital Outcomes in Acute Aortic Dissection in Emergency Department by Lingyu Xing, Yannan Zhou, Yi Han, Chen Chen, Zegang Dong, Xinde Zheng, Dongxu Chen, Yao Yu, Fengqing Liao, Shuai Guo, Chenling Yao, Min Tang, Guorong Gu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that predictors of in-hospital mortality in AAD included age, Marfan syndrome, type A aortic dissection, surgical repair, and maximum false lumen diameter. …”
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A novel fibrillin-1 mutation in an egyptian marfan family: A proband showing nephrotic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis by Mohammad Al-Haggar, Ashraf Bakr, Yahya Wahba, Paul J Coucke, Fatma El-Hussini, Mona Hafez, Riham Eid, Abdel-Rahman Eid, Amr Sarhan, Ali Shaltout, Ayman Hammad, Sohier Yahia, Ahmad El-Rifaie, Dina Abdel-Hadi

“…Marfan syndrome (MFS), the founding member of connective tissue disorder, is an autosomal dominant disease; it is caused by a deficiency of the microfibrillar protein fibrillin-1 (FBN1) and characterized by involvement of three main systems; skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular. …”
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection causing acute coronary syndrome in a young patient without risk factors by Parag Chevli, Fnu Kelash, Pragnesh Gadhvi, Sreeram Grandhi, Amer Syed

“…Although the etiology is not known, some predisposing conditions to SCAD are well known and include Marfan syndrome, pregnancy and peripartum state, drug abuse, and some anatomical abnormalities of the coronary arteries such as aneurysms and severe kinking. …”
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Evidence on the need for early identification of asymptomatic true abdominal aortic aneurysm in pregnancy: A case report by Ping Sun, Zhaoqi Li, Wei Guo, Paulo Moreira

“…We report the case of a multiparous 35-year-old patient with a history of abnormal ascending aorta and ruled-out Marfan syndrome by genetic testing. After a multidisciplinary medical team evaluation, she delivered a live baby by cesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation, and the abdominal aortic aneurysm was repaired simultaneously. …”
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Clinical and Therapeutic Features of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Karla Gripp Couto de Mello, Fernanda C.Q. Mello, Liamar Borga, Valeria Rolla, Rafael S. Duarte, Elizabeth P. Sampaio, Steven M. Holland, D. Rebecca Prevots, Margareth P. Dalcolmo

“…Associated conditions included bronchiectasis (21.8%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (20.7%), cardiovascular disease (15.5%), AIDS (9.8%), diabetes (9.8%), and hepatitis C (4.6%).Two patients had Hansen disease; 1 had Marfan syndrome. Four mycobacterial species comprised 85.6% of NTM infections: Mycobacterium kansasii, 59 cases (33.9%); M. avium complex, 53 (30.4%); M. abscessus, 23 (13.2%); and M. fortuitum, 14 (8.0%). …”
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Syndromes, Disorders and Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Neural Tube Defects (II) by Chih-Ping Chen

“…This article provides a comprehensive review of syndromes, disorders, and maternal risk factors associated with NTDs, such as Currarino syndrome, sacral defect with anterior meningocele, Jarcho-Levin syndrome (spondylo-costal dysostosis), lateral meningocele syndrome, neurofibromatosis type I, Marfan syndrome, and hyperthermia. The recurrence risk and the preventive effect of maternal folic acid intake in NTDs associated with syndromes, disorders, and maternal risk factors may be different from those of non-syndromic multifactorial NTDs. …”
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Double-Flanged polypropylene Suture for Scleral Fixation of Cionni Capsule Tension Ring by Samir A, Abdelrahman Elsayed AM, Alyan A, Lotfy A

“…Three cases were hereditary lens subluxation (Marfan syndrome), 2 cases with traumatic subluxation and 2 cases with pseudo-exfoliation syndrome.Results: All cases achieved a good postoperative stable and centered IOL with good visual results. …”
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