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... Congestive heart failure (signs) 30 39 4 5 Marfan’s syndrome (signs) 22 30 4 6 Stroke (signs) 6 ... type is aortic valvular incompetence, with or without Marfan’s syndrome. The posterior wall of the aorta may remain ...

... of this type. Cystic medial necrosis associated with Marfan’s syndrome is seen occasionally. Today, atherosclerosis is by far ... media in the form of cystic medial necrosis. Marfan’s syndrome, preg- nancy, hypertension, trauma, aortitis, and coarctation are ...

... 1 patient). Of these 15 patients, 8 had Marfan’s syndrome, 10 had dissections, and 5 had medial degeneration/ ... aorta was a durable technique in patients without Marfans syndrome or medial degeneration/necrosis and allowed preservation of ...

... Anuloaortic ectasia is the characteristic aortic lesion of Marfan's syndrome.™> The prototypical “Florence flask” or “onion bulb” appearance ... produce valvular incompetence. Despite its close association with Marfan’s syndrome, anuloaor- tic ectasia occurs most often in individuals ...

... physical signs were congestive heart fail- ure and Marfan’s syndrome. Only 10% to 15% of the patients were ... 26-year- old white man with stigmata of Marfan’s syndrome showing type | dissecting aneurysm of the ascending and ...

... of degenerated elastic fibers or smooth- muscle cells. Marfan’s Syndrome and Idiopathic Cystic Medial Degeneration Massive degeneration of ... the characteristic cardiovascular abnormal- ity in patients with Marfan’s syndrome.'*® Similar lesions, severe enough to result in clinical ...

... aneurysms of the ascending aorta associated with typical Marfan’s syndrome. The aneurysmal process was most extensive and had ... occurring in a 26-year-old nurse with Marfan’s syndrome 10 years after separate ascending aortic replace- ment ...