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Coexistence of anomalous origin of the coronary arteries and severe aortic regurgitation in Marfan syndrome

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A case report of abnormal origin of the left and right coronary arteries from the right sinus of valsalva with severe aortic regurgitation in Marfan syndrome is presented in this paper.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Laiko Hospital of Athens, 6-8 Glykonos Street, 106-75, Athens, Greece

    Dimitris P. Papadopoulos, Ioannis Moyssakis & Vassilios E. Votteas

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Papadopoulos, D.P., Moyssakis, I. & Votteas, V.E. Coexistence of anomalous origin of the coronary arteries and severe aortic regurgitation in Marfan syndrome. Clin Rheumatol 25, 737–738 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0064-6

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