Marfan-Syndrom

Rachel Carson Syndrom

For years some ecologists have been convinced that pesticides are contributing to a decline in amphibian species around the globe. From an apparent epidemic of deformed frogs in Minnesota to the near disappearance of yellow-legged frogs from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, pesticides have been considered prime suspects. This suspicion is no doubt rooted in the belief by the ecological com...

Das Hepatopulmonale Syndrom

Marfan and Marfan-like syndromes

1872-9312/$e seefrontmattera2009A doi:10.1016/j.artres.2009.01.003 Summary With the help of both clinical and genetic diagnostic tools, the spectrum of inherited disorders affecting the arterial system has extended tremendously over the past decades. Discriminating these different entities is important since prognosis and treatment may differ substantially according to the diagnosis. Here we pr...

MEN-2-Syndrom: Was gibt es Neues?

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN-2): An Update. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome. The disorder is caused by missense mutations of the RET proto-oncogene that result in their gain of function. Three distinct clinical subtypes of MEN-2 are characterized: MEN-2A, MEN-2B, and familial MTC (FMTC). The precise RET mutations may su...

Comparison of Cine-MRI and Transthoracic Echocardiography for the Assessment of Aortic Root Diameters in Patients with Suspected Marfan Syndrome Vergleich von Cine-MRT und transthorakaler Echokardiografie zur Erfassung des Aortenwurzeldiameters bei Patienten mit Verdacht auf Marfan-Syndrom

Ziel: Patienten mit einem Marfan-Syndrom benötigen eine regelmäßige Bildgebung zur Detektion von Aneurysmen der Aorta ascendens. Ziel dieser Studie war es, die Reproduzierbarkeit von Messungen des Sinus valsalvae mittels Cine-MRT und Echokardiografie an Patienten mit Verdacht auf Marfan-Syndrom zu untersuchen. Material und Methoden: 51 konsekutive Patienten mit Verdacht auf Marfan-Syndrom wurde...