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Arterial tortuosity

MedGen UID:
480821
Concept ID:
C3279191
Finding
Synonym: Arterial tortuosity, general
 
HPO: HP:0005116

Definition

Abnormal tortuous (i.e., twisted) form of arteries. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma
MedGen UID:
154270
Concept ID:
C0546476
Neoplastic Process
Individuals with multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE) develop multiple invasive skin tumors that undergo spontaneous regression leaving pitted scars. Age at onset is highly variable, ranging from 8 to 62 years. The disorder shows autosomal dominant inheritance, and most affected families have originated from western Scotland (Bose et al., 2006). MSSE has been considered to be a variety of multiple keratoacanthoma (Biskind et al., 1957; Haydey et al., 1980).
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
382398
Concept ID:
C2674574
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.
Aneurysm-osteoarthritis syndrome
MedGen UID:
462437
Concept ID:
C3151087
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.
Cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B
MedGen UID:
482428
Concept ID:
C3280798
Disease or Syndrome
EFEMP2-related cutis laxa, or autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 1B (ARCL1B), is characterized by cutis laxa and systemic involvement, most commonly arterial tortuosity, aneurysms, and stenosis; retrognathia; joint laxity; and arachnodactyly. Severity ranges from perinatal lethality as a result of cardiopulmonary failure to manifestations limited to the vascular and craniofacial systems.
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 4
MedGen UID:
766676
Concept ID:
C3553762
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1646567
Concept ID:
C4551955
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.
VISS syndrome
MedGen UID:
1794165
Concept ID:
C5561955
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 6
MedGen UID:
1794251
Concept ID:
C5562041
Disease or Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by vascular findings (cerebral, thoracic, and abdominal arterial aneurysms and/or dissections), skeletal manifestations (pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum, scoliosis, joint laxity, arachnodactyly, talipes equinovarus, and cervical spine malformation and/or instability), craniofacial features (hypertelorism, strabismus, bifid uvula / cleft palate, and craniosynostosis that can involve any sutures), and cutaneous findings (velvety and translucent skin, easy bruising, and dystrophic scars). Individuals with LDS are predisposed to widespread and aggressive arterial aneurysms and pregnancy-related complications including uterine rupture and death. Individuals with LDS can show a strong predisposition for allergic/inflammatory disease including asthma, eczema, and reactions to food or environmental allergens. There is also an increased incidence of gastrointestinal inflammation including eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis or inflammatory bowel disease. Wide variation in the distribution and severity of clinical features can be seen in individuals with LDS, even among affected individuals within a family who have the same pathogenic variant.

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Verma H, Verma PK, Rajvanshi N, Bhat NK
BMJ Case Rep 2024 Mar 12;17(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256740. PMID: 38471700Free PMC Article
Al-Khaldi A, Momenah T, Alsahari A, Alotay A, Alfonso JJ, Abuzaid A, Alwadai A
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Russo ML, Sukhavasi N, Mathur V, Morris SA
Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jun;131(6):1080-1084. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002615. PMID: 29742657Free PMC Article
Uehara T, Bang OY, Kim JS, Minematsu K, Sacco R
Front Neurol Neurosci 2016;40:47-57. Epub 2016 Dec 2 doi: 10.1159/000448301. PMID: 27960158
Morris SA
Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Nov;30(6):587-93. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000218. PMID: 26398550Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Gouda P, Kay R, Habib M, Aziz A, Aziza E, Welsh R
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Rigelsky CM, Moran RT
Curr Opin Pediatr 2019 Dec;31(6):694-701. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000836. PMID: 31693575
Ciurică S, Lopez-Sublet M, Loeys BL, Radhouani I, Natarajan N, Vikkula M, Maas AHEM, Adlam D, Persu A
Hypertension 2019 May;73(5):951-960. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11647. PMID: 30852920
Mehrabi E, Khan K, Malik SA
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Sep 20;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217029. PMID: 27651409Free PMC Article
Van Laer L, Dietz H, Loeys B
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Therapy

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Shang K, Chen X, Cheng C, Luo X, Xu S, Wang W, Liu C
Neural Plast 2022;2022:4280410. Epub 2022 Mar 24 doi: 10.1155/2022/4280410. PMID: 35369646Free PMC Article
Boel A, Veszelyi K, Németh CE, Beyens A, Willaert A, Coucke P, Callewaert B, Margittai É
Antioxid Redox Signal 2021 Apr 10;34(11):875-889. Epub 2019 Nov 14 doi: 10.1089/ars.2019.7843. PMID: 31621376
Beyens A, Albuisson J, Boel A, Al-Essa M, Al-Manea W, Bonnet D, Bostan O, Boute O, Busa T, Canham N, Cil E, Coucke PJ, Cousin MA, Dasouki M, De Backer J, De Paepe A, De Schepper S, De Silva D, Devriendt K, De Wandele I, Deyle DR, Dietz H, Dupuis-Girod S, Fontenot E, Fischer-Zirnsak B, Gezdirici A, Ghoumid J, Giuliano F, Diéz NB, Haider MZ, Hardin JS, Jeunemaitre X, Klee EW, Kornak U, Landecho MF, Legrand A, Loeys B, Lyonnet S, Michael H, Moceri P, Mohammed S, Muiño-Mosquera L, Nampoothiri S, Pichler K, Prescott K, Rajeb A, Ramos-Arroyo M, Rossi M, Salih M, Seidahmed MZ, Schaefer E, Steichen-Gersdorf E, Temel S, Uysal F, Vanhomwegen M, Van Laer L, Van Maldergem L, Warner D, Willaert A, Collins TR, Taylor A, Davis EC, Zarate Y, Callewaert B
Genet Med 2018 Oct;20(10):1236-1245. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1038/gim.2017.253. PMID: 29323665
Van Laer L, Dietz H, Loeys B
Adv Exp Med Biol 2014;802:95-105. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7893-1_7. PMID: 24443023

Prognosis

Al-Khaldi A, Momenah T, Alsahari A, Alotay A, Alfonso JJ, Abuzaid A, Alwadai A
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 May;113(5):1569-1574. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.063. PMID: 33811889
Narula N, Kadian-Dodov D, Olin JW
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2018 Mar-Apr;60(6):580-585. Epub 2018 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.03.001. PMID: 29534984
Gamberucci A, Marcolongo P, Németh CE, Zoppi N, Szarka A, Chiarelli N, Hegedűs T, Ritelli M, Carini G, Willaert A, Callewaert BL, Coucke PJ, Benedetti A, Margittai É, Fulceri R, Bánhegyi G, Colombi M
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Aug 22;18(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms18081820. PMID: 28829359Free PMC Article
Morris SA
Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Nov;30(6):587-93. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000218. PMID: 26398550Free PMC Article
Loeys BL, Schwarze U, Holm T, Callewaert BL, Thomas GH, Pannu H, De Backer JF, Oswald GL, Symoens S, Manouvrier S, Roberts AE, Faravelli F, Greco MA, Pyeritz RE, Milewicz DM, Coucke PJ, Cameron DE, Braverman AC, Byers PH, De Paepe AM, Dietz HC
N Engl J Med 2006 Aug 24;355(8):788-98. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa055695. PMID: 16928994

Clinical prediction guides

Ha SH, Jeong S, Park JY, Chang JY, Kang DW, Kwon SU, Kim JS, Kim BJ
Sci Rep 2023 Nov 14;13(1):19865. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47281-8. PMID: 37963951Free PMC Article
Gouda P, Kay R, Habib M, Aziz A, Aziza E, Welsh R
Int J Cardiol 2022 Sep 1;362:158-167. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.05.065. PMID: 35662564
Gamberucci A, Marcolongo P, Németh CE, Zoppi N, Szarka A, Chiarelli N, Hegedűs T, Ritelli M, Carini G, Willaert A, Callewaert BL, Coucke PJ, Benedetti A, Margittai É, Fulceri R, Bánhegyi G, Colombi M
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Aug 22;18(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms18081820. PMID: 28829359Free PMC Article
Morris SA
Curr Opin Cardiol 2015 Nov;30(6):587-93. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000218. PMID: 26398550Free PMC Article
Loeys BL, Schwarze U, Holm T, Callewaert BL, Thomas GH, Pannu H, De Backer JF, Oswald GL, Symoens S, Manouvrier S, Roberts AE, Faravelli F, Greco MA, Pyeritz RE, Milewicz DM, Coucke PJ, Cameron DE, Braverman AC, Byers PH, De Paepe AM, Dietz HC
N Engl J Med 2006 Aug 24;355(8):788-98. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa055695. PMID: 16928994

Recent systematic reviews

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Asghar A, Priya A, Patra A, Gupta P, Kumar A
Surg Radiol Anat 2023 May;45(5):643-651. Epub 2023 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03125-8. PMID: 36932210
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Int J Cardiol 2022 Sep 1;362:158-167. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.05.065. PMID: 35662564
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