FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body's connective tissue; these tissues hold all the body's cells and organs together. One in 5,000 people have it, but ...

Michael’s wife, Teresa, added, “If we can save a life, we will tell anyone our story.” It’s a story that could have ended when Michael was 14 years old, when he had his first aneurysm. Michael had ...

ST. LOUIS. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue; these tissues hold all the body’s cells and organs together. One in 5,000 people have ...

Baylor University star basketball center Isaiah Austin’s future as an NBA player was cut short due to a debilitating genetic condition called Marfan syndrome. “They told me that my arteries in my ...

Beta-blockers have been the standard treatment for people with Marfan's syndrome, a rare inherited connective tissue disorder that affects about 1 in 5000 people. The goal of treatment is to prevent ...

College basketball star Isaiah Austin was just five days away from the NBA Draft when he received a medical diagnosis that changed his life. Austin has Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that weakens ...

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of pars plana vitreolensectomy in the management of subluxed lenses associated with Marfan's syndrome and to assess the need for intraoperative retinal ...

Former Baylor star Isaiah Austin has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition and will not be able to pursue a career in the NBA, it was announced Sunday. The 20-year-old Austin, who had been ...

Former Of Mice & Men vocalist Austin Carlile is, unfortunately, back in the hospital for complications from Marfan Syndrome. In a new Instagram post, Carlile shared that spinal fluid has been leaking ...

Brooke Pulliam couldn't imagine her life without dance, but Brooke isn't like other 15-year-olds. She was born with Marfan syndrome. "People usually comment about how I'm tall, so I usually just ...

College basketball star Isaiah Austin was just five days away from the NBA Draft when he received a medical diagnosis that changed his life. Austin has Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that weakens ...