Valvular Heart Disease in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or “brittle bone disease” is a rare connective tissue hereditary disorder. The most common clinical presentation of OI is bone fractures. OI also involves extraskeletal structures; however, cardiovascular manifestations are rare. In this report, we describe the cardiovas...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of cardiac surgery 2013-03, Vol.28 (2), p.139-143 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or “brittle bone disease” is a rare connective tissue hereditary disorder. The most common clinical presentation of OI is bone fractures. OI also involves extraskeletal structures; however, cardiovascular manifestations are rare. In this report, we describe the cardiovascular anomalies of patients with OI who underwent valve surgery and review the literature on this subject. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12064 (J Card Surg 2013;28:139–143) |
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ISSN: | 0886-0440 1540-8191 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jocs.12064 |