1. The Many Lives of a Complex Marfan Syndrome Patient
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Bogdana Fetecau, Miklós Pólos, Bogdan A. Popescu, Ruxandra Jurcuţ, Zoltán Szabolcs, Horaţiu Moldovan, and Cristian Militaru
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0301 basic medicine ,Marfan syndrome ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Gerbode septal defect ,RA, right atrium ,Disease ,030105 genetics & heredity ,Barlow disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,Mini-Focus Issue: Imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,aortic dissection ,Aortic dissection ,business.industry ,Aortic arch aneurysm ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,LV, left ventricle ,MS, Marfan syndrome ,RC666-701 ,cardiovascular system ,Case Report: Clinical Case ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We present a complex Marfan case, with previous type A aortic dissection, subsequent progressing aortic arch aneurysm, type B chronic aortic dissection, and Barlow disease with severe mitral regurgitation, all expressions of the same phenotype, all needing staged complex surgical therapies. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.), Graphical abstract
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- 2021
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