Session Information
Session Type: Poster Session A
Session Time: 10:30AM-12:30PM
Background/Purpose: There is limited information about musculoskeletal involvement in Marfan syndrome (MS), especially concerning bone metabolism.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study of patients diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome (according to Ghent Criteria) followed in Rheumatology since 2012, collecting demographic, clinical, analytical, and densitometric data.
Results: A total of 65 patients were included (52.3% women) with a mean age of 39 (16) years. Genetically confirmed diagnosis was present in 48 cases, with 3 of them as index cases, and the FBN1 gene was the most frequently affected (93.8%).
Eighty percent of patients had musculoskeletal involvement (see Table 1), with a history of fractures in 4.6% of patients. About 40% of the performed densitometries showed values in the Osteoporosis range. We observed a tendency for patients with decreased densitometry values to have a higher proportion of aortic dilation (P=0.053) and thoracic wall involvement (P=0.059). Elevated levels of autoantibodies were found in 11 patients.
Furthermore, a statistically significant association was observed between the presence of aortic dilation and abnormalities of the thoracic wall (P=0.027) and the presence of cardiopathy (P< 0.001). There was also a tendency to have greater demineralization of the lumbar spine in patients with cardiopathy, aortic dilation, and thoracic wall abnormalities, with the latter being more frequently observed in male patients.
Conclusion: Up to 80% of MS patients presented musculoskeletal manifestations, and 40% showed densitometry values in the osteoporosis range. An association was observed between findings of thoracic wall deformities and the presence of aortic dilation. There was also a tendency to have greater demineralization of the lumbar spine in patients with aortic dilation and thoracic wall abnormalities.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Mas Sánchez L, OLLER RODRIGUEZ J, Grau García E, Riesco Barcena C, LEAL S, de la Rubia navarro M, Huaylla Quispe A, Muñoz Martínez P, Torrat noves A, Ramos Castro D, Alcantara Alvarez I, Villanueva Mañés B, Simeo Vinaixa M, Pérez Hurtado A, Román-Ivorra J. Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Patients Diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024; 76 (suppl 9). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/musculoskeletal-manifestations-in-patients-diagnosed-with-marfan-syndrome/. Accessed .« Back to ACR Convergence 2024
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