The most fatal complication of Marfan syndrome is cardiovascular complications, which include aortic aneurysm and aortic coarctation. The majority of patients have progressive dilatation of the aorta resulting in incomplete…
Patients with Marfan syndrome have an impaired cardiovascular system that affects their life expectancy, with most dying in middle age and most dying from cardiovascular complications.
Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary connective tissue disorder with familial clustering.It affects connective tissue throughout the body, including the bones, ligaments, eyes, cardiovascular, pulmonary and nervous systems, with…