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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Loeys–Dietz syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2010

Israel Valverde ,
John Simpson  and
Philipp Beerbaum
Israel Valverde*
Affiliation:
King’s College London, Division of Imaging Sciences, London, United Kingdom Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas Foundation Trust, Paediatric Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
John Simpson
Affiliation:
Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas Foundation Trust, Paediatric Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
Philipp Beerbaum
Affiliation:
King’s College London, Division of Imaging Sciences, London, United Kingdom Evelina Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas Foundation Trust, Paediatric Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
*
Correspondence to: Israel Valverde, King’s College London, Division of Imaging Sciences, The Rayne Institute, 4th Floor, Lambeth Wing St Thomas Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 2071888385; Fax: +44 (0) 2071885442; E-mail: isra.valverde@kcl.ac.uk
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Abstract

Loeys–Dietz syndrome is a newly described entity characterised by a constellation of arterial tortuosity, cranial malformations, and hypertelorism. We report a case of a 7-year old boy with confirmed Loeys–Dietz syndrome and discuss magnetic resonance imaging as a complete technique for assessment and follow-up of aggressive vascular pathology in the brain, thorax, and abdomen, which may dictate early surgical intervention.

Keywords

Aortic aneurysmaortic dissectionconnective tissue disorder
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 210 - 213
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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