A prospective longitudinal evaluation of pregnancy in the Marfan syndrome

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Authors

Judith Pratt Rossiter · Johns Hopkins University

John T. Repke · Johns Hopkins University

Arlene J. Morales · Johns Hopkins University

Edmond A. Murphy · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Reed E. Pyeritz · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Abstract

Patients with Marfan syndrome in whom cardiovascular involvement is minor and aortic root diameter is < 40 mm usually tolerate pregnancy well, with favorable maternal and fetal outcomes, and without subsequent evidence of aggravated aortic root dilatation over time.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Connective tissue disorders research Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 173, Issue 5, pp. 1599-1606

DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90655-x

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