Pulmonary involvement in patients with Marfan Syndrome.

CONCLUSION: In the absence of early respiratory symptoms, pulmonary abnormalities should be detected and monitored before they aggravate. Particular attention should be paid to prevent pneumothorax. Our results support the importance of lung volume determination to identify patients in which pulmonary parenchyma require a careful chest CT evaluation. PMID: 24994580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Source: Panminerva Medica - June 4, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Panminerva Med Source Type: research