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Aortic rupture<br />

Aortic rupture makes up 5% to 7% of<br />

sudden death in young athletes. Half of<br />

these cases occur in athletes with the<br />

Marfan syndrome,<br />

In the Marfan syndrome, the aortic media<br />

are deficient in the number of elastic<br />

fibers, which leads to weakening of the<br />

aortic wall (cystic medial necrosis) <strong>and</strong><br />

predisposes the individual to aortic<br />

dissection <strong>and</strong> death.

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