Key result
Prompt medical and surgical therapy resolves subacute HF and dramatic cardiac dilation in Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
Loeys-Dietz syndrome can present aggressively in young patients with dramatic atrial and ventricular dilation, necessitating prompt screening, diagnosis, and early elective aortic repair.
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Raises awareness for aggressive cardiac phenotypes in young Loeys-Dietz patients; leaves open prospective validation of screening and repair timing.
James et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Loeys-Dietz syndrome (n=1). Loeys-Dietz syndrome was evaluated. A teenage female with Loeys-Dietz syndrome presented with subacute heart failure and dramatic atrial and ventricular dilation requiring prompt medical and surgical therapy.
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