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Growth of the aortic root in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome.
Open heart - 1 Dec 2022
van Elsäcker Elroy, Vink Arja S, Menke Leonie A, Pals Gerard, Bokenkamp Regina, Backx Ad C P M, Hilhorst-Hofstee Yvonne, Blom Nicolaas A, van der Hulst Annelies E
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OBJECTIVES: The primary aim was to gain insight into the growth of the aortic root in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Furthermore, we aimed to identify a clinical profile of patients with MFS who require an aortic root replacement at a young age with specific interest in age, sex, height and fibrillin-1 (FBN1) genotype. METHODS: Aortic root dimensions of 97 patients with MFS between 0 year...
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