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Can vitamins and minerals help the heart problems brought on with marfan's syndrome?

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No: There are no vitamin or mineral supplements that can help with the heart problems in Marfan syndrome.

Dr Acebo agreed

Answered 2/18/2015

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Marfan's: Marfan's is a genetic syndrome, vitamins and minerals aren't likely to hurt a patient but won't necessarily make a difference to the marfan's manifestations.

Answered 4/1/2013

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