Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography

Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography

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We report the case of a 40-year-old man with known Marfan syndrome who presented with severe aortic valve regurgitation secondary to significant aortic root dilatation. To rule out coronary artery disease and to evaluate the rest of the thoracic aorta before surgery, cardiac computed tomography (CT)...

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Main Authors:	Pedro Jerónimo Sousa, Pedro Araújo Gonçalves, Sérgio Boshoff, Hugo Marques, Salomé Carvalho, João Moradas Ferreira, Miguel Mota Carmo, Ana Aleixo, José Pedro Neves, Miguel Mendes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:	Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000068

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