Abstract:Background:
Marfan syndrome (MFS) leads to aortic root aneurysm, while descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) occurs less commonly. With imaging surveillance and prophylactic surgery, lifespan in MFS has increased to near normal. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) complicating Marfan syndrome is rarely reported in the literature. There are no guidelines for routine screening for AAA in MFS. We sought to characterize AAA disease in our MFS cohort.
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