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 ...

The moment Kirsten Dorsey realized she would deliver her second child and have open-heart surgery on the same ... a heart attack that was traced to Marfan syndrome, an inherited disorder that ...