Imaging of cardiovascular risk in patients with Turner's syndrome
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Author(s)
Marin, A
Weir-McCall, JR
Webb, DJ
van Beek, EJR
Mirsadraee, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Turner's syndrome is a disorder defined by an absent or structurally abnormal second X chromosome and affects around 1 in 2000 newborn females. The standardised mortality ratio in Turner's syndrome is around three-times higher than in the general female population, mainly as a result of cardiovascular disorders. Most striking is the early age at which Turner's syndrome patients develop the life-threatening complications of cardiovascular disorders compared to the general population. The cardiovascular risk stratification in Turner's syndrome is challenging and imaging is not systematically used. The aim of this article is to review cardiovascular risks in this group of patients and discuss a systematic imaging approach for early identification of cardiovascular disorders in these patients.
Date Issued
2015-08-01
Date Acceptance
2015-03-19
Citation
Clinical Radiology, 2015, 70 (8), pp.803-814
ISSN
0009-9260
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
803
End Page
814
Journal / Book Title
Clinical Radiology
Volume
70
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal College of Radiologists. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
BICUSPID AORTIC-VALVE
CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE
MAGNETIC-RESONANCE
TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
2-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
DOPPLER-ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
RENAL MALFORMATIONS
ASCENDING AORTA
GROWTH-HORMONE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2015-04-24