What is Marfan syndrome?

Marfan's syndrome is a disorder of the connective tissue that is characterized by loss of elasticity. It affects most organs and tissues, especially the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart, and the aorta.

How do members experience Marfan syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Marfan syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Marfan syndrome*

Who has Marfan syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 15
30s 20
40s 28
50s 19
60s 26
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 44
Female 76