Drug Treatment For Marfan Syndrome Looks Promising

A small study in 18 patients assessing the effectiveness of the drug losartan for treating Marfan syndrome in children has yielded encouraging results. Reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers showed that losartan -- a compound used for years to treat high blood pressure -- slowed the enlargement of the aorta, the most life-threatening defect associated with Marfan syndrome.

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