Lifelong Aortic Risk in Turner Syndrome: Unexpected Aortic Events in Asymptomatic Patients

Authors

Milan Jaiswal
Sara Mansoorshahi
Sharon Zachariah
Thanila Macedo
Alana C Cecchi
Akiko Tanaka
Anthony L Estrera
Rana O Afifi
Gustavo S Oderich
Dianna M Milewicz
Siddharth K Prakash

Language

English

Publication Date

10-1-2025

Journal

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques

DOI

10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101919

PMID

40823681

PMCID

PMC12357042

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

7-11-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Individuals with Turner syndrome (TS) face a high relative risk of acute aortic dissection compared with the general population. Dissection risk is greatest in those who have congenital heart disease, thoracic aortic aneurysms, or hypertension. This case report features two adult patients with TS who presented with asymptomatic thoracic aortic pathologies that were identified on routine surveillance imaging. Both patients were active and denied cardiovascular symptoms, even as they developed high-risk aortic lesions that evolved rapidly on initial serial images. These two cases illustrate how lifelong cardiovascular surveillance of TS patients can save lives.

Keywords

Turner syndrome, Aortic dissection, UTHealth Multidisciplinary Aortic and Vascular Conference

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Jaiswal, Milan; Mansoorshahi, Sara; Zachariah, Sharon; et al., "Lifelong Aortic Risk in Turner Syndrome: Unexpected Aortic Events in Asymptomatic Patients" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 6262.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthgsbs_docs/6262