Beyond the root: Dilatation of the distal aorta in Marfan's syndrome

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1238-1243

  Engelfriet, P M ^a   Boersma, E ^b   Tijssen, J G P ^a   Bouma, B J ^a   Mulder, Barbara J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA ROOT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748084016     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.081638     Document Type: Review

References (23)

1. Milewicz DM, Dietz HC, Miller C. Treatment of aortic disease in patients with Marfan syndrome. Circulation 2005;111:e150-e157.
2. Gott VL, Greene PS, Alejo DE, et al. Replacement of the aortic root in patients with Marfan's syndrome. N Engl J Med 1999;340:1307-13.
3. Gott VL, Cameron DE, Alejo DE, et al. Aortic root replacement in 271 Marfan patients: a 24-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:438-43.
4. Finkbohner R, Johnston D, Crawford ES, et al. Marfan syndrome: long-term survival and complication after aortic aneurysm repair. Circulation 1995;91:728-33.
5. Groenink M, Lohuis TAJ, Tijssen JPG, et al. Survival and complication free survival in Marfan's syndrome: implications of current guidelines. Heart 1999;82:499-504.
6. Therrien J, Gatzoulis M, Graham T, et al. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference 2001 update: recommendations for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. Part II. Can J Cardiol 2001;17:1029-50.
7. Task Force on the Management of Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology. Management of grown up congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J 2003;24:1035-84.
8. Carrel T, Beyeler L, Schnyder A, et al. Reoperations and late adverse outcome in Marfan patients following cardiovascular surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:671-5.
9. Engelfriet P, Boersma E, Oechslin E, et al. The spectrum of adult congenital heart disease in Europe: morbidity and mortality in a 5 year follow-up period. Eur Heart J 2005;26:2325-33.
10. Silverman DI, Burton KJ, Gray J, et al. Life expectancy in the Marfan syndrome. Am J Cardiol 1995;75:157-60.
11. Halloran BG, Davis VA, McManus BM, et al. Localization of aortic disease is associated with intrinsic differences in aortic structure. J Surg Res 1995;59:17-22.
12. Nollen GJ, Groenink M, Tijssen JGP, et al. Aortic stiffness and diameter predict progressive aortic dilatation in patients with Marfan syndrome. Eur Heart J 2004;25:1146-52.
13. Meijboom LJ, Timmermans J, Zwinderman AH, et al. Aortic root growth in men and women with the Marfan's syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2005;96:1441-4.
14. Nollen GJ, Meijboom LJ, Groenink M, et al. Comparison of aortic elasticity in patients with the Marfan syndrome with and without aortic root replacement. Am J Cardiol 2003;91:637-40.
15. Aronberg DJ, Glazer HS, Madsen K, et al. Normal thoracic aortic diameters by computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1984;8:247-50.
16. Garcier JM, Petitcolin V, Filaire M, et al. Normal diameter of the thoracic aorta in adults: a magnetic resonance imaging study. Surg Radiol Anat 2003;25:322-9.
17. Rizzo JA, Coady MA, Elefteriades JA. Procedures for estimating growth rates in thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Clin Epidemiol 1998;51:747-54.
18. Horejs D, Gilbert PM, Burstein S, et al. Normal aortoiliac diameters by CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1988;12:602-3.
19. Benachenhou K, Azarnouch K, Filaire M, et al. Evolution of healthy thoracic aortic segment diameter during follow-up of patients with aortic aneurysm or dissection: a magnetic resonance imaging study. Surg Radiol Anat 2005;27:142-6.
20. Dinsmore RE, Liberthson RR, Wismer GL, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of thoracic aortic aneurysms: comparison with other imaging methods. Am J Roentgenol 1986;146:309-14.
21. Hager A, Kaemmerer H, Rapp-Bernhardt U, et al. Diameters of the thoracic aorta throughout life as measured with helical computed tomography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;123:1060-6.
22. Aronberg DJ, Glazer HS, Madsen K, et al. Normal thoracic aortic diameters by computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1984;8:247-50.
23. Reed CM, Richey PA, Pulliam DA, et al. Aortic dimensions in tall men and women. Am J Cardiol 1993;71:608-10.