New Jersey twins receive matching heart surgeries after Marfan syndrome diagnosis: 'A better life'
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Identical twin brothers Pablo and Julio Delcid, 21, underwent matching heart surgery on the exact same day following their diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. The brothers and their surgeon share the details.
"Aneurysm disease is silent, it's asymptomatic — which can be really dangerous." Julio Delcid joked that he and his brother are "never detached." (Pablo and Julio Delcid) It was decided that Pablo Delcid would go first for surgery, since he was born five minutes before his brother. (Pablo and Julio Delcid) "It's a very serious problem … but there's prevention available, and if you get it at the right time, it can be very successful." Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
The duo, of Dover, New Jersey, had been alerted to their risk of Marfan syndrome because a majority of their family members also have it, the twins told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview.