CALCIFIED AORTIC VALVULAR DISEASE-ASSOCIA TED TO ADULT PROGERIA

Citation
F. Rolle et al., CALCIFIED AORTIC VALVULAR DISEASE-ASSOCIA TED TO ADULT PROGERIA, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 90(12), 1997, pp. 1663-1665
Citations number
5
ISSN journal
00039683
Volume
90
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1663 - 1665
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9683(1997)90:12<1663:CAVDTT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Adult's progeria or Werner's syndrome is a rare condition of autosomal -recessive inheritance, characterized by an apparent acceleration of m any of the processes associated with aging. We describe the cardiovasc ular findings in a 44 year-old man with this disorder. Slightly elevat ion sf urinary hyaluronic acid level contributes to the diagnosis.