Cardiac anomalies in Turner Syndrome.
This is the case of a 30-year-old woman with Turner Syndrome, with Mosaicism, exhibiting a bicuspid aortic valve with aortic stenosis, ascending aortic dilatation, pseudocoarctation of the aorta, left superior vena cava and lusoria subclavian artery. The successful surgical procedure consisted of the replacement of the aortic root and ascending aorta with a composite valved graft.
Angeli
Emanuela
E
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Pacini
Davide
D
Napoli
Gabriella
G
Di Bartolomeo
Roberto
R
Fattori
Rossella
R
Pierangeli
Angelo
A
D000328:Adult; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009030:Mosaicism / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics