Aortic dilatation and outcome in women with Turner syndrome.
Anthonie L DuijnhouwerLidia R BonsHenri J L M TimmersRoland R L van KimmenadeMiranda SnoerenJanneke TimmermansAllard T van den HovenMarlies KempersArie P J van DijkKathrin FleischerJolien W Roos-HesselinkPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2018)
Aortic dilatation is common and known associations were confirmed in large adult TS cohort However, aortic dissection, related mortality and preventive aortic surgery are rare. Growth hormone treatment in childhood was associated with aortic dimensions.