HEART AND AORTA ANOMALIES IN TURNER SYNDROME AND RELATION WITH KARYOTYPE

Al Kardelen A. D., Gencay G., BAYRAMOĞLU Z., Aliyev B., Karakilic-Ozturan E., POYRAZOĞLU Ş., ...More

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.17, no.1, pp.124-130, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2021.124
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.124-130
  • Keywords: aortic dilatation, cardiovascular, thorax angiography, Turner syndrome, BODY-MASS INDEX, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, CHILDREN, DISSECTION, WOMEN, DILATATION, GIRLS, YOUNG, MORTALITY, WEIGHT
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. Turner Syndrome (TS) is associated with a high risk of cardiac anomalies and cardiovascular disease. We aimed to evaluate patients with TS (n=33) for cardiac and aortic pathology using thorax magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).