BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a recently described entity
that has the triad of arterial tortuosity and aneurysms, hypertelorism, and bifid uvula or cleft …

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a newly described
connective tissue disease associated with aortic aneurysms. A strong association between …

A 3-month-old boy presented with respiratory tract infection and was found to have a
posterior mediastinal mass on chest radiography. CT of the chest (Fig. 1) showed an aortic …

In 2005, Bart Loeys and Harry Dietz described a new syndromic aneurysmal entity. Its
patients were typically characterized by a clinical triad that included hypertelorism (widely …

Methods The study includes 80 patients from 58 families with LDS confirmed by genetic
testing seen at the Aortopathy Center at Washington University School of Medicine without a …

Background Loeys–Dietz syndrome (LDS) is characterized by a triad of aortic aneurysm,
vessel tortuosity, and hypertelorism. LDS patients often harbor additional aneurysms and …

Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is an increasingly recognized autosomal-dominant connective
tissue disorder with distinctive radiological manifestations, including arterial …

OBJECTIVE. Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a newly described phenotype caused by
heterozygous mutations in the genes encoding type I or II transforming growth factor-β (TGF …

Background: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a connective tissue disorder characterized by
vascular, craniofacial, and musculoskeletal malformation. Our goal was to report the …

Background Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), an autosomal-dominant connective tissue
disorder, is characterised by systemic manifestations including arterial aneurysm and …