Lifelong Drug Therapy the Key to Coping With Marfan Syndrome

Lifelong drug therapy the key to coping with Marfan syndrome
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"Cardiovascular disease, mainly aortic root dilatation with complication of aneurysm formation and/or dissection, accounts for the majority of premature death in patients with Marfan syndrome," says Dr Lun Kin-Shing, honorary clinical associate … Read more on South China Morning Post

PHOTOS: Celebrities gone too soon
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11, 2003. Ritter died later that evening, at 54, from an aortic dissection caused by a congenital heart defect. …. 11, 2012. She was 48. The coroner later named the cause of death as drowning due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use. Read more on 10News

Daily Checkup: Aortic aneurysms explained by Dr. Allan Stewart
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“If you have a small aortic aneurysm or know you're at risk, the lifestyle recommendations are to reduce stress, limit what you're lifting, stop smoking, maintain a healthy weight, and do cardiovascular exercise safely,” says Stewart. “Because you … Read more on New York Daily News