CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT AORTIC ROOT SIZE PREDICTS AORTIC SURGERY OR DISSECTION IN ADULTS WITH MARFAN SYNDROME

The primary causes of morbidity and mortality in Marfan syndrome (MFS) are related to complications of aortic root (AR) dilatation. We investigated whether AR size in childhood predicts aortic events (surgery or dissection) in adulthood. Retrospective analysis of MFS patients by revised Ghent