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Sarah A. Lawson, Elaine M. Urbina, Iris Gutmark-Little, Philip R. Khoury, Zhiqian Gao, Philippe F. Backeljauw, Vasculopathy in the Young Turner Syndrome Population, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 99, Issue 10, 1 October 2014, Pages E2039–E2045, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-1140
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Turner syndrome (TS) carries an increased risk for vascular disease, or vasculopathy.
Vasculopathy can be detected in young TS patients.
Vasculopathy was prospectively assessed by measuring vascular function and structure in TS patients (n = 49) and lean (L) (n = 76) and obese (O) controls (n = 52) through noninvasive techniques. Controls were drawn from previously known adolescents who were age-matched and disease-free. Data collected: Pulse wave velocity femoral (PWVf), augmentation index (AIx), carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), and Young's Elastic Modulus (YEM).
Mean age and body mass index (BMI) for TS, L, and O subjects were 11.89 years and 21.2 kg/m2, 17.93 years and 20.9 kg/m2, and 18.35 years 36.5 kg/m2, respectively. Blood pressure means (mmHg) in TS, L, and O subjects were 112/65, 103/59, and 113/67, respectively. A greater AIx and YEM were seen in TS patients after adjusting for age plus BMI: AIx = 12.3% ± 2 (TS), −2% ± 1.7 (L), 5.8% ± 2.2 (O); YEM = 544.4 mmHg/mm ± 26.75 (TS), 258.1 mmHg/mm ± 22.7 (L), 343.5 mmHg/mm ± 30.6 (O). After adjustment for age and BMI, a greater PWVf was seen in TS vs L controls (P < .0001). The cIMT was lowest in the TS group: 0.35 mm ± 0.06 vs 0.43 mm ± 0.06 (L) and 0.45 mm ± 0.06 (O) (P < .001).
Vasculopathy, a marker of cardiovascular morbidity in adult TS, is detected in childhood. The findings remained after adjusting for age, demonstrating stiffer arterial vessels in young TS patients.
