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Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of aortic elastic properties as early expression of Marfan syndrome.
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - 1 Jan 2000
Fattori R, Bacchi Reggiani L, Pepe G, Napoli G, Bnà C, Celletti F, Lovato L, Gavelli G
Abstract excerpt
In Marfan syndrome, early identification and treatment of aortic involvement could improve prognosis, but clinical diagnosis may be difficult at a young age, before aortic dilation occurs. The aim of this study was to evaluate biomechanical aortic properties in Marfan patients and in their relatives to identify an early index of aortic involvement. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) morphologic and functional...
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