Treatments For Managing Marfan's Syndrome

Aortic Repair

An aortic repair is a surgical procedure that can correct an aortic aneurysm, one of the most common complications associated with Marfan's syndrome. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta, a major blood vessel that transports blood from the heart to the rest of the body. An aortic repair removes the bulging area of the aorta, replacing it with a specialized fabric tube. This operation takes place under general anesthesia, and it can be performed as an open procedure or as an endovascular procedure. The open procedure may take between two to six hours, and patients may need to stay in the hospital for one week to recover. While the endovascular procedure takes less time and requires one or two days of hospital recovery time, certain types of aneurysms can only be repaired using the open surgery method. For both procedures, patients need between four to six weeks of additional recovery time after returning home.

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