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ea0011p91 | Clinical case reports | ECE2006

Aortic involvement in Turner syndrome

Ilyas M , Atkin SL , Mathew V , Chu C , Ettles D

Background: Turner syndrome has well recognised cardiovascular complications that appear in up to 40% of the patients and are more common in monosomy X. Left sided obstructive lesions are relatively more frequent and predispose to aortic root dilatation and life threatening aortic dissection. Patients with bicuspid aortic valve, hypertension, coarctation and aortic stenosis are at high risk of aortic dilatation and dissection. Various follow up strategies are in use but there ...