Congenital heart disease in patients with Turner's syndrome. Italian Study Group for Turner Syndrome (ISGTS).

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70119-2

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Congenital heart disease in patients with Turner's syndrome. Italian Study Group for Turner Syndrome (ISGTS).

The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 1998

Mazzanti L, Cacciari E

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OBJECTIVE: There is a high prevalence of congenital heart defects in patients with Turner's syndrome. Few studies have reported echocardiographic data in unselected patients according to the different chromosomal patterns. The aim of our study was to evaluate a large series of patients with Turne...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Infant
Karyotyping
Risk
Turner Syndrome

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