Marfan syndrome. Part 2: treatment and management of patients.

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Published in Nat Rev Cardiol on March 30, 2010

Authors

Victoria Cañadas1, Isidre Vilacosta, Isidoro Bruna, Valentin Fuster

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/Profesor Martín Lagos, sn, 28024 Madrid, Spain. victoria_canadasgodoy@yahoo.es

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