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Aortic dissection and cystinosis: is there any relationship?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Masih Tajdini ,
Mehdi Bayati  and
Ali Vasheghani-Farahani
Masih Tajdini*
Affiliation:
Tehran Heart Center and School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehdi Bayati
Affiliation:
Tehran Heart Center and School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Vasheghani-Farahani
Affiliation:
Tehran Heart Center and School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence to: M. Tajdini, MD, Cardiology Resident, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Ave., Tehran 1411713138, Iran. Tel: +98 21 8802 9256; Fax: +98 21 8802 9702; E-mail: drmasih84@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Cystinosis is a rare, autosomal-recessive genetic disorder. The kidneys are commonly involved, as there is cystinosin protein malfunction, and nephropathic cystinosis ensues. Although cardiac and vascular involvements are rare, we describe a unique case of aortic dissection in a 25-year-old female with cystinosis. We discuss the possible aetiologies of aortic dissection in this condition.

Keywords

Cystinosisaortic dissectionyoung adult
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 7 , September 2017 , pp. 1434 - 1436
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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