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Peripartum Iliac Arterial Aneurysm and Rupture in a Patient with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Diagnosed by Next-Generation Sequencing.
International heart journal - 26 Sept 2018
Koitabashi Norimichi, Yamaguchi Tomomi, Fukui Daisuke, Nakano Takahide, Umeyama Atsushi, Toda Kazuyoshi, Funada Ryuichi, Ishikawa Masumi, Kawamura Rie, Okada Kenji, Hatamochi Atsushi, Kosho Tomoki, Kurabayashi Masahiko
Abstract excerpt
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), a genetic disorder caused by mutations in procollagen type III gene (COL3A1), may lead to fatal vascular complication during peripartum period because of the arterial fragility. We experienced a case of vEDS with peripartum life-threatening arterial rapture diagnosed by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and successfully treated the vascular complications. A 25-year-old...
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