Valvular Disease in Marfan Syndrome: Surgical Considerations and Management

[1] Dean JC(2007)Marfan syndrome: clinical diagnosis and management Eur J Hum Genet 15 724-733

[2] Stuart AG(2007)Marfan’s syndrome and the heart Arch Dis Child 92 351-356

[3] Williams A(1972)Life expectancy and causes of death in the Marfan syndrome N Engl J Med 286 804-808

[4] Murdoch JL(2014)Early and 1-year outcomes of aortic root surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome: a prospective, multicenter, comparative study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 147 1758-1766

[5] Walker BA(2000)A new aortic Dacron conduit for surgical treatment of aortic root pathology Ital Heart J 1 457-463

[6] Halpern BL(1992)An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 103 617-621

[7] Kuzma JW(2011)Surgical management of aortic root disease in Marfan syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis Heart 97 955-958

[8] McKusick VA(1991)Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene Nature 352 337-339

[9] Coselli JS(2010)2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventiona

[10] Volguina IV(1994)Progression of aortic dilatation and the benefit of long-term beta-adrenergic blockade in Marfan’s syndrome N Engl J Med 330 1335-1341

[1] Dean JC(2007)Marfan syndrome: clinical diagnosis and management Eur J Hum Genet 15 724-733

[2] Stuart AG(2007)Marfan’s syndrome and the heart Arch Dis Child 92 351-356

[3] Williams A(1972)Life expectancy and causes of death in the Marfan syndrome N Engl J Med 286 804-808

[4] Murdoch JL(2014)Early and 1-year outcomes of aortic root surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome: a prospective, multicenter, comparative study J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 147 1758-1766

[5] Walker BA(2000)A new aortic Dacron conduit for surgical treatment of aortic root pathology Ital Heart J 1 457-463

[6] Halpern BL(1992)An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aorta J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 103 617-621

[7] Kuzma JW(2011)Surgical management of aortic root disease in Marfan syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis Heart 97 955-958

[8] McKusick VA(1991)Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene Nature 352 337-339

[9] Coselli JS(2010)2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventiona

[10] Volguina IV(1994)Progression of aortic dilatation and the benefit of long-term beta-adrenergic blockade in Marfan’s syndrome N Engl J Med 330 1335-1341