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My height is 6.23 inch and my weight is 176.37 lb. am i healthy? can my mvp(thickened leaflets) be due to my height?
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The only condition: That i can think of that would link height with a valvular defect is marfan's syndrome. Please see the excellent detailed review at the following website. If it sounds like you, then please get evaluated. Best wishes. En.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/marfan_syndrome marfan syndrome (also called marfan's syndrome) is a genetic disorder caused by the misfolding of the protein fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 is coded.
Answered 4/5/2016
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