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Association between fetal lymphedema and congenital cardiovascular defects in Turner syndrome.
Pediatrics - 1 Mar 2005
Loscalzo Melissa L, Van Phillip L, Ho Vincent B, Bakalov Vladimir K, Rosing Douglas R, Malone Carol A, Dietz Harry C, Bondy Carolyn A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with congenital cardiovascular defects (CCVDs), most commonly bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and aortic coarctation (COARC), congenital renal anomalies, and fetal lymphedema. It has been theorized that compressive or obstructive effects of fetal lymphedema may actually cause cardiovascular and renal dysmorphogenesis in TS. The objective of this study was to determine...
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