European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on November 30, 2004
European Heart Journal 2005 26(1):100-101; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi032
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Letter to the Editor
Aortic elastic properties in athletes with Marfanoid habitus: the need for early and accurate diagnostic methods: reply
Department of Cardiology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 5662193
Fax: +31 20 5666809
E-mail address: b.j.mulder@amc.uva.nl
Department of Cardiology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Department of Cardiology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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We agree with Dr Kasikcioglu that early diagnosis is of utmost importance in athletes with Marfanoid habitus. The major question therefore in these athletes should be: do the athletes have Marfan