Cardiac anomalies in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome

Cardiol Young. 2023 Jul;33(7):1229-1231. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122003857. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Abstract

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome is a rare multi-system disorder associated with cardiac anomalies. All patients with a diagnosis of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome were identified from our electronic medical record. Chart review was performed to document the presence and types of CHD. Out of 58 patients, 14 (24.1%) had CHD and a wide variety of cardiac lesions were identified.

Keywords: Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome; CHD; glaucoma.

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Eye Segment / abnormalities
  • Anterior Eye Segment / diagnostic imaging
  • Anterior Eye Segment / pathology
  • Eye Abnormalities* / complications
  • Eye Abnormalities* / diagnosis
  • Eye Abnormalities* / pathology
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary* / complications
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary* / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / complications
  • Humans

Supplementary concepts

  • Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome