title: Comparison of aortic stiffness in patients with juvenile forms of ascending aortic dilatation with versus without Marfan's syndrome.
abstract: Aortic stiffness in 78 patients with juvenile forms of ascending aortic dilation with Marfan's syndrome was compared with aortic stiffness in 17 patients without Marfan's syndrome. In the ascending aorta and aortic arch, aortic stiffness was similarly increased in the 2 groups. In the descending aorta, however, aortic stiffness was increased only in patients with Marfan's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oosterhof
authors.forename: Gijs J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Nollen
authors.forename: Ernst E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: van der Wall
authors.forename: Anje M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Spijkerboer
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hrudova
authors.forename: Berto J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.forename: Marcel G W
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dijkgraaf
authors.forename: Barbara J M
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged