A case of neonatal Marfan syndrome with good late follow-up: is it possible to avoid an early unfavourable outcome?
We report a case of a child with neonatal Marfan syndrome who was submitted for clinical and surgical treatment with good late outcome 9 years after the first cardiac operation.
Echocardiography Laboratory, Marfan Syndrome Multidisciplinary Group, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Sérgio L S
SL
Brito-Filho
Victor
V
Oporto
Orlando
O
Campos
Ana B
AB
Alvares
Antonio C
AC
Carvalho
D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome