Massive ductal aneurysm in an asymptomatic child with Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Saira Siddiqui; Antonio Polanco; Michael P DiLorenzo; Amee Shah; Michael Snyder; Harry Dietz; Emile Bacha; Kanwal Majeed Farooqi

doi:10.4103/apc.APC_85_20

Massive ductal aneurysm in an asymptomatic child with Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):113-115. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_85_20. Epub 2020 Oct 19.

Authors

Saira Siddiqui¹, Antonio Polanco², Michael P DiLorenzo³, Amee Shah³, Michael Snyder³, Harry Dietz⁴, Emile Bacha², Kanwal Majeed Farooqi³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Mckusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

An asymptomatic 3-year-old with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) followed for a small patent ductus arteriosus and dilated aorta was found to have a massive ductal aneurysm on routine surveillance cardiac magnetic resonance. The aneurysm was successfully resected. Serial advanced imaging tools are useful in surveillance, diagnosis, and management in patients with LDS.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance; Loeys-Dietz syndrome; ductal aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports