Utility of transesophageal echocardiography for the characterization of cardiovascular anomalies associated with Turner's syndrome

A S Gopal; N S Arora; S Vardanian; F C Messineo

doi:10.1067/mje.2001.109197

Utility of transesophageal echocardiography for the characterization of cardiovascular anomalies associated with Turner's syndrome

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001 Jan;14(1):60-2. doi: 10.1067/mje.2001.109197.

Authors

A S Gopal¹, N S Arora, S Vardanian, F C Messineo

Affiliation

¹ New York Hospital, Medical Center of Queens, Echo Lab - 5th Floor, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA.

PMID: 11174436
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.109197

Abstract

This case illustrates the complementary value of transesophageal echocardiography to routine transthoracic echocardiography in an asymptomatic adult patient with Turner's syndrome. The combined findings of bicuspid aortic valve, severe aortic dilation, coarctation of the aorta, and type A aortic dissection were clearly delineated by transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Coarctation / complications
Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / complications
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / abnormalities
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / congenital
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Turner Syndrome / complications*