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Idiopathic cystic medionecrosis and aneurysms of the ascending aorta

Anuar M 1 , Singham KT 2

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  • 1 M. Anuar, MBBS, MRCP (UK), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 K. T. Singham, MBBS, MMed, MRCP, FRACP, FACC, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1983 Mar;38(1):35-8.
PMID: 6633332

Abstract

Two patients with ascending aortic aneurysms due to cystic medical necrosis are described. One of them was phenotypically normal while the other had features of Marfan's syndrome. Both were disabled by dyspnoea and angina which required corrective surgery.

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