A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ...A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ten years and current tobacco smoking. He was hypertensive with otherwise, stable vital signs. Cardiac auscultation revealed normal S1 and $2 without a murmur.展开更多
Loeys-Dietz syndrome （LDS, OMIM #609192） is a recently recognized connective tissue disorder with clinical characteristics similar to Marfan syndrome. Aggressive aortic pathologies in LDS makes timely diagnosis and ...Loeys-Dietz syndrome （LDS, OMIM #609192） is a recently recognized connective tissue disorder with clinical characteristics similar to Marfan syndrome. Aggressive aortic pathologies in LDS makes timely diagnosis and surgical intervention crucial compared to other genetic syndromes. We report a young man with LDS confirmed by genetic testing who twice underwent surgical operations to repair aortic aneurysm.展开更多
文摘A 63-year-old man was admitted to our observation unit with atypical angina found to be non-adherent with his an- ti-hypertensive medication regimen for one month. His medical history was notable for hypertension for ten years and current tobacco smoking. He was hypertensive with otherwise, stable vital signs. Cardiac auscultation revealed normal S1 and $2 without a murmur.
文摘Loeys-Dietz syndrome （LDS, OMIM #609192） is a recently recognized connective tissue disorder with clinical characteristics similar to Marfan syndrome. Aggressive aortic pathologies in LDS makes timely diagnosis and surgical intervention crucial compared to other genetic syndromes. We report a young man with LDS confirmed by genetic testing who twice underwent surgical operations to repair aortic aneurysm.
