AORTIC ROOT DILATATION IN MARFANS-SYNDROME - A CONTRIBUTION FROM OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA

Authors
CISTULLI PA WILCOX I JEREMY R SULLIVAN CE
Citation
Pa. Cistulli et al., AORTIC ROOT DILATATION IN MARFANS-SYNDROME - A CONTRIBUTION FROM OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, Chest, 111(6), 1997, pp. 1763-1766
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
111
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1763 - 1766
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1997)111:6<1763:ARDIM->2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report two cases of Marfan's syndrome with coexistent obstructive s leep apnea (OSA) in which treatment with nasal continuous positive air way pressure was associated with attenuation of aortic root dilatation , a serious complication of the syndrome. We speculate that coexistent OSA promotes progressive aortic dilatation in some patients with Marf an's syndrome.