Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with aortic coarctation.
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.
Franzen
Damian
D
Herz-Lungen-Praxis Dr Franzen, Berrenrather-Str 296, 50937 Köln, Germany. franzen.damian@t-online.de
Schulte
Bernd
B
Beyer
Dieter
D
Neidel
Jaspar
J
Koebke
Jürgen
J
de Vivie
Rainer
R
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