Heart and mucopolysaccharidoses: four pediatric case reports
| Autor: | Corana, Giulia, Mannarino, Savina, Codazzi, Alessia Claudia, Mazzola, Alessandra, Cairello, Francesca, Zavras, Niki, Parini, Rossella |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| DOI: | 10.6092/2039-1404.124.808 |
| Popis: | Mucopolysaccharidoses are lysosomal storage diseases characterized by the deficiency of enzymes involved in the degradation of the glycosaminoglycans, important constituents of connective tissue. Glycosaminoglycan storage involves different organs and systems: the most frequent cardiac changes are represented by valvular lesions. We describe four cases of cardiac involvement in patients with three different types of mucopolysaccharidoses. The variability of cardiac damage and the complexity of the patients affected by these diseases makes a close cardiological follow-up necessary to identify the appearance or the worsening particularly of valvular changes. Bollettino della Società Medico Chirurgica di Pavia, Vol 124, N° 1 (2011) |
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