TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated descending thoracic aortic aneurysm in Marfan's syndrome
AU - Pruzinsky, Mary Susan
AU - Katz, Nevin M.
AU - Green, Curtis E.
AU - Satler, Lowell F.
PY - 1988/5/1
Y1 - 1988/5/1
N2 - Aneurysm of the ascending aorta due to cystic medial necrosis is usually the first aortic manifestation of Marfan's syndrome. Aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta in the patient with Marfan's syndrome has been associated with ascending aortic and, often, abdominal aneurysmal disease.1,2 We recently treated a woman with features characteristic of Marfan's syndrome who had an isolated aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. To our knowledge, only 1 other such case has been reported previously.3.
AB - Aneurysm of the ascending aorta due to cystic medial necrosis is usually the first aortic manifestation of Marfan's syndrome. Aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta in the patient with Marfan's syndrome has been associated with ascending aortic and, often, abdominal aneurysmal disease.1,2 We recently treated a woman with features characteristic of Marfan's syndrome who had an isolated aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. To our knowledge, only 1 other such case has been reported previously.3.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90161-0
DO - 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90161-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 3284321
AN - SCOPUS:0023912986
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 61
SP - 1159
EP - 1160
JO - The American Journal of Cardiology
JF - The American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 13
ER -