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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 3;75(8):854-856.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.12.042.

Aortic Dissection Risk in Marfan Syndrome

Mary J Roman  1 , Richard B Devereux  2
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Editorial

Aortic Dissection Risk in Marfan Syndrome

Mary J Roman et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: FBN1; Marfan; aorta; diameter; dissection.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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