Coronary Artery Dissection in Prader–Willi Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a syndrome characterized in babies by small birth weight, hypogonadism, flaccid muscle tone, and skeletal abnormalities, and in older children by intense food cravings leading to morbid obesity, hypoxemia, and right heart failure. To our knowledge, PWS has not...

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Published in:Canadian journal of cardiology 2012-11, Vol.28 (6), p.759.e9-759.e11
Main Authors: Jacob, Jason C., MD, Armada, Penelope, MD, Dhesi, Pavittarpaul, MD, Elbash, Firas, MD, Primiano, Charles, MD, Estrada, Elizabeth D., MD, Thompson, Paul D., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Cardiovascular
Coronary Aneurysm - complications
Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis
Coronary Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Prader-Willi Syndrome - complications
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Summary:Abstract Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a syndrome characterized in babies by small birth weight, hypogonadism, flaccid muscle tone, and skeletal abnormalities, and in older children by intense food cravings leading to morbid obesity, hypoxemia, and right heart failure. To our knowledge, PWS has not been associated with coronary artery dissection. We report a 17-year-old woman with PWS who suffered an inferior myocardial infarction secondary to dissection of her right coronary artery.
ISSN:0828-282X
1916-7075
DOI:10.1016/j.cjca.2012.05.018