Turner's syndrome

VP Sybert, E McCauley - New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Although most children with Turner's syndrome are under the care of specialists, the authors
of this article suggest that most affected women can best be served by their primary care …

Genetic basis for congenital heart defects: current knowledge: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee …

ME Pierpont, CT Basson, DW Benson Jr, BD Gelb… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
The intent of this review is to provide the clinician with a summary of what is currently known
about the contribution of genetics to the origin of congenital heart disease. Techniques are …

Cardiovascular health in Turner syndrome: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

M Silberbach, JW Roos-Hesselink… - Circulation: Genomic …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Girls and women with Turner syndrome face a lifelong struggle with both congenital heart
disease and acquired cardiovascular conditions. Bicuspid aortic valve is common, and many …

Turner's syndrome in adulthood

M Elsheikh, DB Dunger, GS Conway… - Endocrine …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Turner's syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in females, affecting 1:
2,500 live female births. It is a result of absence of an X chromosome or the presence of a …

Aortic dilatation and dissection in Turner syndrome

LA Matura, VB Ho, DR Rosing, CA Bondy - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The risk for aortic dissection is increased among relatively young women with
Turner syndrome (TS). It is unknown whether aortic dilatation precedes acute aortic …

Cardiovascular malformations and complications in Turner syndrome

VP Sybert - Pediatrics, 1998 - publications.aap.org
Background. Turner syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis with sex chromosome abnormalities) is
recognized to be a disorder in which cardiovascular malformations are common. The …

Fertility preservation in girls during childhood: is it feasible, efficient and safe and to whom should it be proposed?

P Jadoul, MM Dolmans, J Donnez - Human reproduction update, 2010 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND In prepubertal and adolescent girls, fertility may be impaired by gonadotoxic
treatments, repeat ovarian surgery or genetic disorders. Cryopreservation of ovarian cortex …

Turner's syndrome

P Saenger - New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Currently, there are 50,000 to 75,000 girls and women with Turner's syndrome in the United
States alone. Turner's syndrome, first described in 1938, 1 is the most common sex …

Coarctation of the aorta: outcome of pregnancy

LM Beauchesne, HM Connolly, NM Ammash… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The study sought to determine the outcome of pregnancy in women with
coarctation of the thoracic aorta. BACKGROUND Patients with coarctation of the thoracic …

Turner syndrome

B Lippe - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 1991 - Elsevier
Turner syndrome occurs in 1 of every 2000 to 5000 live female births and is now recognzed
to encompass a broad range of chromosomal karyotypes and clinical phenotypes. Many of …