La dilatación de la raíz de la aorta es cuando el segmento de la aorta más cercano al corazón se encuentra agrandado. Este es un problema muy serio y muy común para personas con síndrome de Marfan. Con frecuencia el tratamiento para cuando la raíz aortica alcanza cierto tamaño es una cirugía; si la raíz aortica se desgarra (disección aortica), se requiere de cirugía de emergencia.
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Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS)
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of connective tissue disorders that are characterized by unstable, hypermobile joints, loose, “stretchy” skin, and tissue fragility. It is caused by a defect in the connective tissue. The fragile tissues and skin and unstable joints found in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are due to a gene mutation in collagen. What other names […]
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Chirurgia Cardiaca
Le persone affette da sindrome di Marfan spesso hanno problemi al cuore e ai vasi sanguigni, a volte anche molto gravi. La complicazione più comune riguarda l’aorta (il vaso sanguigno che porta il sangue dal cuore al resto dell’organismo). Possono essere interessate anche le valvole cardiache. Più raramente sono colpiti vasi sanguigni diversi dall’aorta. È […]
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