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Assessment of aortic morphology and compliance in children and adolescents with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

  • Carolin Kneppo , Joachim G. Eichhorn , Sebastian Ley , Jens P. Schenk , Matthias Gorenflo und Markus Bettendorf EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 22. Mai 2014
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Band 27 Heft 9-10

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphology and elastic properties of the aorta in children and adolescents with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) treated with growth hormone, by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: Thirty-seven conscious UTS patients were examined using a 1.5-T whole-body MRI. Contrast-free three-dimensional (3D)-MR angiographies were performed, including 2D cine MRI, to calculate the aortic compliance (C) and cine of the aortic valve.

Results: Changes of aortic morphology were evident in 40% of the patients, whereas six had more than one alteration. A bicuspid aortic valve was identified in three patients that were missed by previous echocardiography. The aortic compliances in UTS patients were similar to those in healthy persons.

Conclusion: This study shows that aortic morphology and compliance can be assessed by MRI without using contrast agents and without sedation in children and adolescents with UTS.

Keywords: aortic compliance; MR angiography; UTS
Corresponding author: Markus Bettendorf, Professor MD, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Children’s Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, Phone: 49-6221-564002, Fax: 49-6221-564203, E-mail:
aC.K. and J.G.E. contributed equally to the manuscript. It was presented in part at the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society 2008 San Francisco, USA (poster prize award), and at the 54th annual meeting of the German Society of Endocrinology 2011 in Hamburg, Germany (poster prize award).bReprint requests should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Markus Bettendorf.

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Received: 2013-8-12
Accepted: 2014-4-17
Published Online: 2014-5-22
Published in Print: 2014-9-20

©2014 by De Gruyter

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aortic compliance; MR angiography; UTS

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Review article
  3. Towards an optimization of the management of endocrine complications of thalassemia
  4. Original articles
  5. The natural course of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in children and adolescents
  6. Muscle strength and body composition during the transition phase in patients treated with recombinant GH to final height
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  8. Evaluation of epicardial adipose tissue, carotid intima-media thickness and ventricular functions in obese children and adolescents
  9. Counseling patients with succinate dehydrogenase subunit defects: genetics, preventive guidelines, and dealing with uncertainty
  10. Pubertal development profile in patients with Turner syndrome
  11. A novel CASR mutation associated with neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism transmitted as an autosomal recessive disorder
  12. Serum insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 level correlated with glycemic control and lipid profiles in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
  13. Adult human liver mesenchymal progenitor cells express phenylalanine hydroxylase
  14. Clinical applicability of rapid detection of SRY and DYS14 genes in patients with disorders of sex development using an indigenously developed 5′ exonuclease based assay
  15. Hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets with alopecia in four Egyptian families: report of three novel mutations in the vitamin D receptor gene
  16. Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus in Jordan
  17. The effect of adenotonsilectomy on ghrelin, leptin, IGF-1 levels and growth parameters in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy
  18. The role of anti-Mullerian and inhibin B hormones in the evaluation of 46,XY disorders of sex development
  19. The evaluation of thyroid carcinoma in childhood and concomitance of autoimmune thyroid disorders
  20. Lipid patterns in treated growth hormone deficient children vs. short stature controls
  21. Assessment of aortic morphology and compliance in children and adolescents with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  22. Management of central diabetes insipidus with oral desmopressin lyophilisate in infants
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  24. Patient reports
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