The standard treatment for the connective tissue disorder Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is β-blockade, aimed at reducing aortic wall stress. Angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors (AT 1 and AT 2 ...

Twins Pablo and Julio Delcid were told they needed open heart surgery related to Marfan syndrome the same day their mother ...

Clinicians from King George’s Medical University in Lucknow, India, have described their treatment of a patient with Marfan ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Beckett Hotchkiss, an 11-year-old boy, is bringing attention to a genetic disorder known as Marfan Syndrome. He's taken his push all the way to the capitol, with the hopes of ...

The NBA has honored a young man whose dream to play professional basketball was shattered by disease. On Thursday, as dozens ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or Marfan syndrome. Between 2% and 8% of adults have abdominal aortic aneurysms, but they are most common among older male smokers. Men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked ...

According to the Marfan Foundation, Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue by causing a defect or mutation in the gene that tells the body how to make a ...