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Persistent great artery dilatation in Beals syndrome: A novel finding
We report a unique case of dilated aortic root and pulmonary artery in an infant with clinical features consistent with Beals syndrome confirmed to have fibrillin-2 mutation. This case highlights a novel finding of main pulmonary artery dilatation that has not been previously reported with Beals syn...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143044 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/apc.APC_8_19 |
Sumario: | We report a unique case of dilated aortic root and pulmonary artery in an infant with clinical features consistent with Beals syndrome confirmed to have fibrillin-2 mutation. This case highlights a novel finding of main pulmonary artery dilatation that has not been previously reported with Beals syndrome or fibrillin-2 mutation. In addition, the importance of serial echocardiography and consideration of medical management is discussed. |
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