What endocrinologists can do to prevent cardiovascular complications in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: Lessons from a case series

What endocrinologists can do to prevent cardiovascular complications in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: Lessons from a case series

ContextPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex rare genetic syndrome. Mortality in patients with PWS is 3% per year. In nearly half of the patients, the cause of death is of cardiopulmonary origin. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular (CV) disease in PWS adults is complicated by th...

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Main Authors: Karlijn Pellikaan, Paula M. H. van Weijen, Anna G. W. Rosenberg, Franciska M. E. Hoekstra, Michiel Vermaak, Peter H. N. Oomen, Aart J. van der Lely, Judith A. A. E. Cuypers, Laura C. G. de Graaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Prader-Willi syndrome
cardiovascular system
comorbidity
heart failure
cardiovascular abnormalities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1145066/full

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