Marfan's syndrome: early and severe form in siblings

Marfan's syndrome is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue. Cardiologic manifestations, especially aortic dilation, are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the clinical course of the disease in adults and teenagers. In children, the presence of aortic aneurysm and its dissec...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima M. P. Leite, Nadia Barreto Tenorio Aoun, Monica Scott Borges, Maria Eliane Campos Magalhães, Luiz A. Christiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-07-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000900008