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Maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy in the Marfan syndrome

Reed E. Pyeritz
- 01 Nov 1981 - 
- Vol. 71, Iss: 5, pp 784-790
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The results suggest the risk of maternal death is low in women with the Marfan syndrome who have minimal cardiovascular disease and should be counseled regarding pregnancy risks only after review of their cardiovascular status, including an echocardiographically determined aortic root diameter.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Medicine.The article was published on 1981-11-01. It has received 213 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Marfan syndrome & Aortic dissection.

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ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: the Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

TL;DR: Recommendations for the prevention and management of venous thrombo-embolism in pregnancy and puerperium and the associated risk groups according to risk factors: definition and preventive measures are presented.

ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy The Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a list of risk factors for venous thrombo-embolism in pregnancy and puerperium in women with heart disease, including the following risk factors: hypertension, congestive heart failure, hypertension, age (>75 years), diabetes, stroke, and atrial septal defect.
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Marfan’s syndrome

TL;DR: The new understanding is that many aspects of the disease are caused by altered regulation of transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta), a family of cytokines that affect cellular performance, highlighting the potential therapeutic application of TGFbeta antagonists.
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The Marfan syndrome.

TL;DR: Although the prognosis for a person with the Marfan syndrome is much more favorable than it was a decade ago, this remains a serious and burdensome condition.
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The Marfan Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

TL;DR: The Marfan syndrome is classified as a heritable disorder of connective tissue because clinical and pathological alterations involve supporting elements.
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Life Expectancy and Causes of Death in the Marfan Syndrome

TL;DR: The Marfan syndrome is a dominantly inherited disorder of connective tissue with multisystem involvement and the cardiac complications, particularly aortic dilatation, dissection and rupture ...
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The Cardiovascular Aspects of Marfan's Syndrome: A Heritable Disorder of Connective Tissue

TL;DR: Cardiac symptoms in severe pectus excavatum must be evaluated in light of possible Marfan's disease and interatrial septal defect is less frequent than previously believed.
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ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: the Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).