Endocrine Abstracts

Turner syndrome is a common chromosomal disorder affecting 1 in 2500 life female births. Turner syndrome is associated with congenital cardiovascular malformations of the aortic arch, systemic and pulmonary venous return with reported incidences ranging from 23 to 45%. These vascular malformations cause significant morbidity and mortality with increased incidence of aortic pathology, right heart strain and pulmonary hypertension as a result. In this investigation we retrospect...