title: Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with aortic coarctation.
abstract: Aortic coarctation was diagnosed in a 27-year-old man with Klippel-Feil syndrome, an inborn skeletal defect of the vertebral column associated with anomalies of various organs. The presented findings are discussed in the context to the theory of vascular artery supply disruption sequence during embryogenisis as a potential explanation for the pathogenesis of morphological defects of Klippel-Feil and associated syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Herz-Lungen-Praxis Dr Franzen, Berrenrather-Str 296, 50937 Köln, Germany. franzen.damian@t-online.de
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franzen
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: Jaspar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neidel
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koebke
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Vivie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic