The standard treatment for the connective tissue disorder Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is β-blockade, aimed at reducing aortic wall stress. Angiotensin II type 1 and 2 receptors (AT 1 and AT 2 ...

Loeys-Dietz syndrome was identified in 2005 by then Johns Hopkins researcher Bart Loeys, M.D., Ph.D., and Hal Dietz, who directs Johns Hopkins' research on Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder ...

Zoe Ridgway, 32, mother to 12-year-old Sofia, was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome at the age of 12, following an initial misdiagnosis of anorexia due to her "skinny and lanky" frame. The condition ...

or child who has a thoracic aortic aneurysm or who has experienced a rupture of an aneurysm or an aortic dissection have ...

The NBA has honored a young man whose dream to play professional basketball was shattered by disease. On Thursday, as dozens ...