High prevalence of arterial dissection in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and cerebral aneurysm

Vasc Med. 2020 Jun;25(3):218-220. doi: 10.1177/1358863X19900923. Epub 2020 Mar 4.

Authors

Luca Spinardi¹, Elisabetta Mariucci², Gianfranco Vornetti¹, Silvia Stagni¹, Claudio Graziano³, Luca Faccioli¹, Marco Pastore Trossello¹, Andrea Donti²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroradiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Pediatric Cardiology and GUCH Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Medical Genetics, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 32129152
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X19900923

No abstract available

Keywords: Loeys–Dietz syndrome; arterial dissection; connective tissue disease; intracranial aneurysm; magnetic resonance angiography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / epidemiology*
Italy / epidemiology
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / epidemiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Young Adult