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Characteristics and Long Term Outcomes in Adults with Marfan Syndrome and Ascending Aorta Surgery
From ConsultQD Live Admin February 18th, 2019
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Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart and Vascular Institute discusses a recently published paper with Dr. Milind Desai, Medical Director of the Aorta Center, looking at a series of 491 Marfan Syndrome (MFS) patients who presented for both emergent and/or prophylactic aorta surgery. Dr. Svensson provides a review of the MFS guidelines regarding when to operate. Dr. Desai explains multi-modality imaging including echo, MRI and CT scan when determining timing for surgery. The findings of the study are reviewed as well as implications for future care of patients with MFS. Read the study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and learn more about Marfan syndrome at the Marfan Foundation.
Study: Adult Patients With Marfan Syndrome and Ascending Aortic Surgery:
JACC, Volume 73, Issue 6, February 2019 - http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/6/733
Milind Desai - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/6670-milind-desai
Lars Svensson - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/4359-lars-svensson
Marfan Syndrome - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17209-marfan-syndrome
Marfan Foundation - https://www.marfan.org/
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