Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Angiography (1.5-T) in the Diagnosis of Cardiac and Thoraco-abdominal Vascular Tree Anomalies in Adult Patients with Turner Syndrome
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 33
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Vascular and cardiac anomalies
Overview
Brief Summary
Considering the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Turner syndrome patients, noninvasive cardiac imaging is crucial for diagnosis and follow-up. From the review of the literature, it was evident that the imaging techniques used involved the evaluation of only the thoracic findings, in particular the heart and the thoracic aorta, while no data are currently available on the distal abdominal aorta or iliac arteries, since ultrasound and MRI are interrupted at the diaphragmatic level.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •confirmed diagnosis of Turner Syndrome
- •patients underwent angioMR 1.5 T
- •age \> 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Vascular and cardiac anomalies
Time Frame: 5 years
description of the main cardiovascular anomalies found by MRI at the thoracic and abdominal level anomalies in terms of supernumeray arteries and/or veins and measurement of length and diameters of main vascular tracts (e.g. ascending, descending aorta, aortic arch, renal arteries...) or vascular congenital abnormalities
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Vincenzo Rochira
Prof.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena