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‘Malignant’ congenital cardiovascular disease in twins with William's syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Andrew M. Davis ,
John Burn  and
Tom R. Karl
Andrew M. Davis
Affiliation:
From the Departments of CardiologyRoyal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
John Burn
Affiliation:
the Division of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Tom R. Karl*
Affiliation:
From the Departments of Cardiac Surgery, Melbourne
*
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
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Summary

Twins of like sex and concordant for William's syndrome are presented. The first twin presented late with aortic arch atresia and has subsequently developed hypertension associated with renal arterial stenosis. The second twin died with myocardial ischemia late after surgery for supravalvar aortic and pulmonary stenosis.

Keywords

William's syndromesupravalvar aorric stenosismyocardial infarctionaortic arch atresia
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 435 - 437
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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