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ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2018

Early diagnosis and management of cardiac manifestations in mucopolysaccharidoses: a practical guide for paediatric and adult cardiologists.

Lucia Boffi, Pierluigi Russo, Giuseppe Limongelli

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Review in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Evaluation of cardiac findings in mucopolysaccharidosis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2024
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  11. Unmet Cardiac Clinical Needs in Adult Mucopolysaccharidoses.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
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  13. Differences in MPS I and MPS II Disease Manifestations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  20. Enzyme replacement therapy: efficacy and limitations.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lucia BoffiU.O. Cardiologia ASST Monza, 20900, Monza, Italy.
Pierluigi RussoCenter of Paediatric Cardiology and Adult Cardiac Genetic Disease, ASL BT, Via Padre Pio, 76125, Trani, (BT), Italy.
Giuseppe LimongelliU.O. Cardiologia Pediatrica e U.O. di Riabilitazione e Scompenso Cardiaco, Ospedale Monaldi, A.O. dei Colli, Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraciche e Respiratorie, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131, Naples, Italy. limongelligiuseppe@libero.it.
Ospedale Monaldi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of hereditary disorders caused by lysosomal storage of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and characterized by a wide variability of phenotypes from severe fetal-neonatal forms to attenuated diseases diagnosed in adult individuals. The clinical picture generally worsens with age due to progressive storage involving mucosal tissue, upper airways and lungs, bones and joints, central and peripheral nervous system, heart, liver, eye, and ear. Cardiac storage of GAGs involves valves, heart muscle, and vessels (particularly the coronary arteries), and can be specific in relation to different MPS types and enzyme defects. MPS I, II, and VI are those with the most severe cardiac involvement. The cardiologist is a key figure in MPS, and their role is expanding from cardiac-specific management to early diagnosis when the mild disease phenotypes have not yet been recognized by other specialists. Familial and personal history, electrocardiography, imaging, and laboratory findings represent important steps in the clinical investigation of these patients. New treatments have led to an increased need for cardiologists to be on the lookout for MPS patients since they can significantly improve the lives of people with MPS if they suspect the diagnosis and refer them for enzyme replacement therapy or bone marrow transplantation.

Indexed as

AdultChildEarly DiagnosisEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyHeart DiseasesHumansMucopolysaccharidosesAortopathyCardiac diseaseCoronary artery diseaseMucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)Valve disease

Identifiers

PMID30442163
PMCPMC6238246
OpenAlexW2901680760

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