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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 ...

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Kayleigh Dixon has spent her adult life struggling with a range of back and spinal conditions. These include a condition ...

The NBA has honored a young man whose dream to play professional basketball was shattered by disease. On Thursday, as dozens of young players were drafted by teams, Baylor University's Isaiah Austin ...

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