Cardiovascular manifestations in Marfan syndrome

Med Pharm Rep. 2021 Aug;94(Suppl No 1):S25-S27. doi: 10.15386/mpr-2223. Epub 2021 Aug 10.

Abstract

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease of the connective tissue with multiorgan involvement (skeleton, cardiovascular, eyes, skin, lungs). Cardiovascular involvement is variable and represents the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Marfan syndrome. We provide a comprehensive description of cardiovascular manifestations in Marfan syndrome, genotype-phenotype correlations and assessment of cardiovascular abnormalities and complications.

Keywords: Marfan syndrome; cardiovascular diseases.