Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome

Marfan’s syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue affecting approximately1 in5000 people. In individuals with this syndrome, more than 90% of deaths from known causes result from cardiovascular complications, such as aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation, and congestive card...

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Main Authors:	Fernando Pivatto Júnior, Leila Denise Cardoso Ramos, Murilo Foppa, Felipe Soares Torres
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2015-04-01
Series:	Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:	Marfan’s syndrome aortic aneurysm dissection
Online Access:	http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/52524

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spelling	doaj-0dfc92b1532145209fb6c47e795d7d782020-11-25T02:26:37ZengHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)Clinical and Biomedical Research0101-55752357-97302015-04-0135227226Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndromeFernando Pivatto Júnior0Leila Denise Cardoso Ramos1Murilo Foppa2Felipe Soares Torres3Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil Mailing address: Fernando Pivatto Júnior, MD Cardiology Division – Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350 Sala 2060 90035-903 – Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil E-mail: fpivatto@gmail.com Phone: +55 51 3359-8342Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - BrazilCardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - BrazilRadiology Department, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - BrazilMarfan’s syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue affecting approximately1 in5000 people. In individuals with this syndrome, more than 90% of deaths from known causes result from cardiovascular complications, such as aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation, and congestive cardiac failure. In this report, we present a patient with a large symptomatic aortic aneurysm and chronic dissection, severe aortic regurgitation and cardiomegaly, treated successfully with resection of the proximal aorta and placement of a mechanic aortic valved graft.http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/52524Marfan’s syndromeaortic aneurysmdissection
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author	Fernando Pivatto Júnior Leila Denise Cardoso Ramos Murilo Foppa Felipe Soares Torres
spellingShingle	Fernando Pivatto Júnior Leila Denise Cardoso Ramos Murilo Foppa Felipe Soares Torres Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome Clinical and Biomedical Research Marfan’s syndrome aortic aneurysm dissection
author_facet	Fernando Pivatto Júnior Leila Denise Cardoso Ramos Murilo Foppa Felipe Soares Torres
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title	Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome
title_short	Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome
title_full	Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome
title_fullStr	Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome
title_full_unstemmed	Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome
title_sort	large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with marfan's syndrome
publisher	Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
series	Clinical and Biomedical Research
issn	0101-5575 2357-9730
publishDate	2015-04-01
description	Marfan’s syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue affecting approximately1 in5000 people. In individuals with this syndrome, more than 90% of deaths from known causes result from cardiovascular complications, such as aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation, and congestive cardiac failure. In this report, we present a patient with a large symptomatic aortic aneurysm and chronic dissection, severe aortic regurgitation and cardiomegaly, treated successfully with resection of the proximal aorta and placement of a mechanic aortic valved graft.
topic	Marfan’s syndrome aortic aneurysm dissection
url	http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/52524
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Large aortic aneurysm and dissection in a patient with Marfan's syndrome

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