They may also be given medicines that reduce blood pressure. In severe cases surgery may be needed to repair or replace a faulty heart valve. When the aorta is greatly enlarged, a synthetic tube may be surgically inserted to replace the damaged section. Outlook Early detection and treatment make this condition far less dangerous than it was just a couple of decades ago. Nevertheless, the risks of heart failure or aorta rupture cannot be entirely eliminated.
Life expectancy is lower than usual.
He was tall, thin, and loose-jointed. His arms and legs were unusually long. He had big hands and feet , and his fingers were long and slender. Some medical experts think that Abraham Lincoln had Marfan's syndrome. If so, and if he had not been assassinated, he still might have died relatively young from heart failure or a burst aorta.