ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
A rare cardiovascular finding in two cases with Williams syndrome: recurrent coarctation of aorta
Mehmet Emre Arı1, İlkay Erdoğan2, Birgül Varan2, Murat Özkan3
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara Children’s Hematology and Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2Departments of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
3Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.11408
Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by multiple gene deletions on chromosome 7. The majority of the cases is sporadic and has typical facial appearance, cardiac anomalies and mental retardation. Cardiovascular anomalies are present in about 80% of the cases, most frequently supravalvular aortic stenosis and pulmonary arterial stenosis. In this article, we report two pediatric cases with a rapidly progressive form of aortic coarctation, each of whom required two surgeries and two percutaneous balloon dilatations within the first five months of life.
Keywords : Child; recurrent aort coarctation; Williams syndrome
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