Abstract
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.
© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
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Aortic Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Valve Prolapse / etiology
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Aortic Valve Prolapse / surgery
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
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Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Valve Diseases / etiology*
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Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve Prolapse / etiology
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Mitral Valve Prolapse / surgery
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta / complications*