"Marfan Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An autosomal dominant disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE with abnormal features in the heart, the eye, and the skeleton. Cardiovascular manifestations include MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE, dilation of the AORTA, and aortic dissection. Other features include lens displacement (ectopia lentis), disproportioned long limbs and enlarged DURA MATER (dural ectasia). Marfan syndrome is associated with mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin, a major element of extracellular microfibrils of connective tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D008382
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.674 C14.240.400.725 C14.280.400.725 C16.131.077.550 C16.131.240.400.720 C16.320.540 C17.300.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
Marfan Syndrome- Marfan Syndrome
- Syndrome, Marfan
- Marfan Syndrome, Type I
- Marfan's Syndrome
- Marfans Syndrome
- Syndrome, Marfan's
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Marfan Syndrome".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Marfan Syndrome".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Marfan Syndrome" by people in this website by year, and whether "Marfan Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Marfan Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
-
A case of large aneurysms of the coronary arteries and abdominal aorta in an infant. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Sep 02; 66(3).
-
Mitral annular disjunction and its progression during childhood in Marfan syndrome. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 26; 25(9):1306-1314.
-
Evidence of cardiomyopathy associated with Marfan syndrome in children. Heart. 2024 Jun 17; 110(13):887-891.
-
Aortic root aneurysm in a patient with Marfan syndrome and D-transposition of the great arteries. Kardiol Pol. 2024; 82(2):237-238.
-
Evaluating Variation in the Cardiac Management of Children with Hereditary Thoracic Aortic Disease in the United States. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Jan; 45(1):133-142.
-
Lifetime Aortic Management in?Marfan?Syndrome: Puzzle Pieces and Rare Diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 09 12; 82(11):1077-1079.
-
Discussion to: Risk profile and operative outcomes in patients with and without Marfan syndrome undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 12; 166(6):1558-1560.
-
Abnormal Left Ventricular Strain Correlates with Left Ventricular Dysfunction but not Aortic Pathology in Marfan Syndrome in Children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 44(7):1536-1545.
-
Cardiovascular Outcomes in Aortopathy: GenTAC Registry of Genetically Triggered Aortic Aneurysms and Related Conditions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 05 31; 79(21):2069-2081.
-
Endovascular Repair in Patients with Marfan Syndrome: Concerns Amid Controversy. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Aug; 94:1-7.