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Vasculopathy in Turner syndrome: arterial dilatation and intimal thickening without endothelial dysfunction.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2005
Ostberg Julia E, Donald Ann E, Halcox Julian P J, Storry Clare, McCarthy Carolyn, Conway Gerard S
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CONTEXT: Women with Turner syndrome (TS) have an increased cardiovascular mortality rate from both structural and ischemic heart disease, especially aortic dissection. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that TS women have a fundamental arterial wall defect that may be due to genetic factors or estrogen deficiency. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: TS women (n = 93) were compared with normal controls (n = 25) and women with...
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