在患有超移动埃勒斯-丹洛斯综合征的儿科患者中进行纵向心声回声学
Hannah Lahey1,2,3, Haewon Shin2,3, Katherine Myers2,3
1Quinnipiac University, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, North Haven, Connecticut, USA.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A
|August 16, 2024
概括
超移动埃勒斯-丹洛斯综合征 (hEDS) 似乎不会增加大动脉扩张的风险. 对没有其他心脏问题的hEDS患者来说,心声扫描查可能是不必要的.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 遗传学 遗传学是一种遗传学.
- 儿科医学 儿科医学
背景情况:
- 血管连接组织疾病,如血管埃勒斯-丹洛斯,马方和洛伊斯-迪茨综合征,与大动脉扩张和剖析有关.
- 早期的研究表明,高移动性埃勒斯-丹洛斯综合征 (hEDS) 的大动脉风险可能会增加,建议进行心声回声检查.
- 随后的研究并没有一致证实这种风险,导致对hEDS的查指南的不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 评估使用连续心声回声仪在hEDS的儿科患者中大动脉扩张的患病率.
- 为了评估被诊断患有hEDS的个体的大动脉剖析的家族病史.
- 为了确定hEDS.是否需要进行常规心声回声扫描查.
主要方法:
- 从儿童hEDS患者的电子病历中对回声心脏成像研究的回顾性分析.
- 计算大动脉根Z分数以确定扩张 (Z分数>2.0).
- 连续回声心脏检查和对大动脉剖析的家族病史的审查.
主要成果:
- 初始心声图显示,在15/225 (6.7%) 的hEDS受试者中,大动脉根Z分数>2.0,没有Z分数>3.0.
- 连续研究表明,大动脉根Z-score的统计显著下降.
- 最终评估表明,9/225 (4.0%) 的Z分数>2.0,其患病率与一般人群没有显著差异. 没有报告有大动脉剖析的家族史.
结论:
- 在hEDS中大动脉根扩张的速度似乎与一般人群相比较.
- 对于hEDS患者来说,常规心声学查可能不必要,除非存在其他心脏发现或对替代性疾病的怀疑.
- 这项研究建议重新评估目前关于大动脉扩张的hEDS查建议.
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