title: Pulse wave velocity recordings in a family with ecchymotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Pulse Wave Velocity (P.W.V.) is recorded pneumatically in 27 members of a large family with ecchymotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and compared to registrations in 216 normal subjects. Five relatives, ranging from 3 to 50 years of age, are found to have lowered P.W.V., indicating an increased distensibility of the arterial wall. This might be due to a collagen type III deficiency.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D011674:Pulse