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Williams syndrome (WS), also Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS), is a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. [2] Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks. [2] Mild to moderate intellectual disability is observed in people with WS, with particular challenges with visual ...
Kawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. [6] It is a form of vasculitis, where medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. [1]
Noonan syndrome is the second most common syndromic cause of congenital heart disease. 50-70% of individuals with NS are born with some form of congenital heart defect, with pulmonary valvular stenosis being the most common (50–60%). [9] Other heart defects include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (12–35%), ventricular septal defects (5–20% ...
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCC) is a rare congenital disease of heart muscle that affects both children and adults. [1] It results from abnormal prenatal development of heart muscle. [2][3] During development, the majority of the heart muscle is a sponge-like meshwork of interwoven myocardial fibers. As normal development progresses, these ...
Holt–Oram syndrome (also called atrio-digital syndrome, atriodigital dysplasia, cardiac-limb syndrome, heart-hand syndrome type 1, HOS, ventriculo-radial syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disorder that affects bones in the arms and hands (the upper limbs) and often causes heart problems. [1] The syndrome may include an absent radial bone in ...
Especially when accompanied by shortness of breath, these symptoms can indicate cardiac amyloidosis, Zoghbi says. “It’s a problem of protein misfolding,” he explains. “The protein, which ...
Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. [ 1 ] The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a streptococcal throat infection. [ 2 ] Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and occasionally a characteristic non- itchy rash known ...
“The complexity of blocked arteries and heart disease is that most commonly, there are no symptoms, and that’s the danger of it,” explains Dr. Ian Smith, MD, a best-selling author, former ...