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 ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Memorial Hospital’s labor and delivery wing isn’t unusual, but Leticia Maia’s pregnancy is. At 27, she lives with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective ...

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a disorder of the connective tissues. Alterations of the elastic fibers may manifest in different tissues especially in the skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular ...

A study reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases and complications following strokes, as demonstrated in animal models. A study by the ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Local 10 is Walking for Victory in 2024. Several members of our staff will be participating in the seventh annual Marfan Foundation walk, taking place Jan. 28 at T.Y. Park in ...

The notion that twins do everything together has met a new standard. Identical twin brothers Pablo and Julio Delcid, 21, underwent matching heart surgeries on the exact same day following their ...

Post-mortem testing would reveal Katie Pryla of Ancaster had Marfan syndrome. She had been in and out of hospitals for years ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Beckett Hotchkiss, an 11-year-old boy, is bringing attention to a genetic disorder known as Marfan Syndrome. He's taken his push all the way to the capitol, with the hopes of better ...

I was born with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects the body’s connective tissues, which I inherited from ...

Researchers report they've been able to reverse the deadliest effect of a genetic disease called Marfan syndrome in laboratory mice. Researchers report in the journal Science that they've been able to ...