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Vol 66, No 1 (2015)
Review paper
Submitted: 2014-03-14
Accepted: 2014-09-22
Published online: 2015-03-02
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Aortopathies in Turner syndrome — new strategies for evaluation and treatment

Ruta Kriksciuniene, Rytas Ostrauskas, Birute Zilaitiene
DOI: 10.5603/EP.2015.0010
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Pubmed: 25754283
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Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(1):58-65.

open access

Vol 66, No 1 (2015)
Review Article
Submitted: 2014-03-14
Accepted: 2014-09-22
Published online: 2015-03-02

Abstract

Turner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which impairs women’s growth, reproductive function, cardiovascular development and other functions. This syndrome has been proposed as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, life-threatening cardiovascular outcomes affecting young women are dismissed because of incomplete follow up. During assessment due to their smaller stature, it should be noted that, although the ascending aorta diameter is normal in absolute terms, after indexation for body size, patients with Turner syndrome may have a dilated aorta.

Based on recent guidelines and the latest studies, there is new evidence on the use of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing aortic lesions. New management possibilities of aortopathies have also been discussed. This approach should optimise medical care for women with Turner syndrome, but many areas of uncertainty still remain in the diagnosis and management of this syndrome, and new prospective studies are needed.

Abstract

Turner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which impairs women’s growth, reproductive function, cardiovascular development and other functions. This syndrome has been proposed as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, life-threatening cardiovascular outcomes affecting young women are dismissed because of incomplete follow up. During assessment due to their smaller stature, it should be noted that, although the ascending aorta diameter is normal in absolute terms, after indexation for body size, patients with Turner syndrome may have a dilated aorta.

Based on recent guidelines and the latest studies, there is new evidence on the use of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing aortic lesions. New management possibilities of aortopathies have also been discussed. This approach should optimise medical care for women with Turner syndrome, but many areas of uncertainty still remain in the diagnosis and management of this syndrome, and new prospective studies are needed.

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Keywords

Turner syndrome; aortopathies; management

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Title

Aortopathies in Turner syndrome — new strategies for evaluation and treatment

Journal

Endokrynologia Polska

Issue

Vol 66, No 1 (2015)

Article type

Review paper

Pages

58-65

Published online

2015-03-02

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3205

DOI

10.5603/EP.2015.0010

Pubmed

25754283

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Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(1):58-65.

Keywords

Turner syndrome
aortopathies
management

Authors

Ruta Kriksciuniene
Rytas Ostrauskas
Birute Zilaitiene

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