title: Aortopathies in Turner syndrome -- new strategies for evaluation and treatment.
abstract: Turner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which impairs women's growth, reproductive function, cardiovascular development and other functions. This syndrome has been proposed as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, life-threatening cardiovascular outcomes affecting young women are dismissed because of incomplete follow up. During assessment due to their smaller stature, it should be noted that, although the ascending aorta diameter is normal in absolute terms, after indexation for body size, patients with Turner syndrome may have a dilated aorta.Based on recent guidelines and the latest studies, there is new evidence on the use of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing aortic lesions. New management possibilities of aortopathies have also been discussed. This approach should optimise medical care for women with Turner syndrome, but many areas of uncertainty still remain in the diagnosis and management of this syndrome, and new prospective studies are needed.
authors.forename: Ruta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kriksciuniene
authors.forename: Rytas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ostrauskas
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. birute.zilaitiene@lsmuni.lt.
authors.forename: Birute
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zilaitiene
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone