title: Better late than never: diagnosis and successful treatment in late adulthood of supravalvular aortic stenosis secondary to Williams-Beuren syndrome.
abstract: This is a case report of a patient diagnosed at age 50 with supravalvular aortic stenosis secondary to Williams-Beuren Syndrome and successfully treated with aortic valve replacement and excision of supravalvular tissue.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, USA.
authors.forename: Kassem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Safa
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Ghazal
mesh_terms: D021921:Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018980:Williams Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery