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Loeys Dietz syndrome prognosis
What is the prognosis if you have Loeys Dietz syndrome? Quality of life, limitations and expectatios of someone with Loeys Dietz syndrome.
Life expectancy in Loeys-Dietz patients was once estimated to be 26 years old. Nowadays, with an early, correct diagnosis, and proper care, Loeys-Dietz patients can lead a long, full life, comparable to that of non-LDS individuals.
Posted May 12, 2019 by Derek 4050
Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a recently-described connective tissue disorder with features similar to those of Marfan syndrome, and the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Loeys-Dietz syndrome is primarily characterized by aortic aneurysms (weakened outpouchings of the aorta, the main artery in the body) in children. In Loeys-Dietz syndrome, the aortic aneurysms are prone to rupture at a smaller size than other aneurysms, putting children with Loeys-Dietz at great risk for dying if the aneurysm is not identified and treated early.
The syndrome is named for pediatric geneticist Harry Dietz, director of the William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research at Johns Hopkins University and his colleague, Bart Loeys, who characterized the genetic and physical markers of the syndrome together with Dr. Dietz.
The syndrome is named for pediatric geneticist Harry Dietz, director of the William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research at Johns Hopkins University and his colleague, Bart Loeys, who characterized the genetic and physical markers of the syndrome together with Dr. Dietz.
Posted May 14, 2019 by Glenn 2500
