Demonstration of peripheral pulmonary stenosis and supravalvular aortic stenosis by different cardiac imaging modalities in a patient with Williams syndrome--usefulness of noninvasive imaging studies.
With technical improvement, noninvasive cardiac imaging modalities, including multislice computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, can offer sufficient imaging quality to differentiate cardiac anatomies. These noninvasive modalities also can identify aortic and pulmonary vascular abnormalities clearly in the same study. We report a case with severe pulmonary hypertension associated with peripheral pulmonary stenosis and supravalvular aortic stenosis in a 29-year-old woman with Williams syndrome, which was identified similarly with both invasive and noninvasive imaging modalities. The need for invasive tests can be reduced with appropriate improvement and validation of these noninvasive tests.
Park
Jae-Hyeong
JH
Kim
Hyun-Sook
HS
Jin
Gong Yong
GY
Joo
Chan Uhng
CU
Ko
Jae Ki
JK
D000328:Adult; D021921:Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018980:Williams Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*