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Acute aortic dissection in a patient with Williams syndrome infected by COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2020

Setareh Mamishi ,
Ameneh Navaeian  and
Reza Shabanian Open the ORCID record for Reza Shabanian [Opens in a new window]
Setareh Mamishi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ameneh Navaeian
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza Shabanian*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Reza Shabanian, Children’s Medical Center, 63 Gharib Street, 1419733151, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 9122987428; Fax: +98 21 66930024. E-mail: rzshabanian@sina.tums.ac.ir
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Abstract

Cardiovascular involvement in COVID-19 has different features. Here we report the ominous fate of a neglected adolescent with Williams syndrome that was infected by SARS-CoV-2 and ended by acute aortic dissection.

Keywords

Williams syndromeaortic dissectionCOVID-19aortitis
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 2021 , pp. 132 - 134
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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