Open AccessAortic abnormalities in males with Alport syndrome
Author(s) -
Clifford E. Kashtan,
Yoav Segal,
Frances Flinter,
David Makanjuola,
Jay-Sen Gan,
Terry Watnick
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq271
Subject(s) - medicine , alport syndrome , aortic dissection , disease , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , systemic disease , arterial disease , glomerulonephritis , vascular disease , cardiology , surgery , pathology , aorta , kidney
There have been isolated case reports of arterial disease in males with Alport syndrome (AS), a systemic disorder of Type IV collagen. In this paper, we describe five new cases of AS associated with significant aortic disease including dissection and aneurysm.
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