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10901539

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
Cardiovascular malformations, especially coarctation of the aorta and bicuspid aortic valve, are common in patients with Turner's syndrome. Only 46 patients with aortic dissection and/or rupture have been described. All patients had associated aortic dilation or aneurysm. In all cases except three, involvement of the ascending aorta was present, making surgery often imperative. We describe a rare case of a DeBakey type IIIb aortic dissection (without involvement of the proximal aorta) in a patient with Turner's syndrome mosaicism. The dissection occurred two weeks after a caesarean section because of eclampsia. No aortic dilation or other cardiovascular malformations were found. The distal extension and uncomplicated nature of the dissection indicated medical management. After fifteen months of follow-up, she is clinically doing well and repeated CT scan shows a stable dissection of the descending and abdominal aorta without dilation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Aortic dissection and Turner's syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports