Evaluation of coronary microvascular dysfunction and risk factors in children and youth with Turner syndrome by magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging.
Wei BaiWei HuangRong XuHang FuQing ZouLin ChenHuayan XuLingyi WenLinjun XieJin WuYing-Kun GuoPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2022)
Myocardial microvascular dysfunction can occur in children and youth patients with TS. Age and overweight/obesity were the independent risk factors of microvascular dysfunction, which imply the importance of lowering BMI for the prevention of coronary heart disease in young TS population.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- young adults
- magnetic resonance
- physical activity
- oxidative stress
- weight gain
- weight loss
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- high resolution
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- middle aged
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic stenosis
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction