Purpose: To determine the prevalence of proximal aortic abnormalities in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Methods: In a prospective cohort study, aortic measurements by two-dimensional ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root has increased to 4.3 centimeters. Last year, the echocardiogram showed a ...

In an open-label, multicenter trial involving 233 patients with Marfan syndrome randomly assigned to receive either losartan or no further treatment, losartan was associated with a significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Artic root dissection remains the most life-threatening complication of Marfan syndrome,” Elif Seda Selamet ...

Baltimore, MD - Use of angiotensin-2-receptor blockers (ARBs) has slowed the rate of progressive aortic root dilation in a small study of patients with Marfan's syndrome [1]. Dr Benjamin S Brooke ...

MUNICH — Long-term treatment with the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) irbesartan apparently slowed the process of aortic-root dilatation, a measure of disease progression, in a small population of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Children and young adults with Marfan syndrome had a similar rate of aortic root dilation during 3 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root ...

Philadelphia, February 9, 2018 - Progressive dilation of the aortic root is considered one of the most serious manifestations of Marfan syndrome because it can lead to aortic dissection and death.

The researchers found that the MFS/ATR1a-null mice showed unabated aortic root enlargement and remained responsive to losartan, despite being hypotensive and resistant to AngII vasopressor effects.