MASS phenotype and oral abnormalities

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    MASS phenotype, mitral regurgitation, oral abnormalities

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    https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.378

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    Introduction : MASS phenotype is a particular type of fibrillinopathy, the following Ghent criteria being present: Z score of aortic root < 3(child) / 2 (adult); systemic score <5; mitral valve prolapsed (M); borderline aorta dilation(A); skin striae (S) and skeletal features (S). ( 1 ) The goal of the study was to reveal correlations between oral abnormalities and cardiac pathology in MASS phenotype, for a better approach and therapy of cardiac involvement. Patients and Methods : Our study included 28 patients, with 2 years monitorization, aged between 5 and 48 years, with MASS phenotype. Every 6 months, cardiological and dental examination, laboratory findings, electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiogram were done. As concerning patients symptoms, the following were predominant: atypical chest pain, 1st class dyspnea and palpitations. Mild and moderate mitral regurgitation were usually seen on echocardiography, as mild or moderate pulmonary hypertension; 1 patient required mitral valve reconstruction, due to his severe mitral valve regurgitation and severe pulmonary hypertension. The most common oral anomalies were the following: dental implantation abnormalities, periodontal disease, maxillary protrusion and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Results : The study revealed a direct correlation between mitral regurgitation severity and oral modifications. The strongest connection was between temporomandibular joint dysfunction and mitral valve prolapsed (r= 0.728, p=0.03), concordant with previous studies. This observation sustains a previous affirmation: fibrillin deficiency inside mitral valve, in fibrillinopathies, is the same as fibrillin deficiency in temporomandibular joint. Conclusion : Oral anomalies, inside MASS phenotype, could be an outcome marker for cardiovascular evolution in this disease.

    Cardiologia Croatica
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    MASS phenotype and oral abnormalities

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    Issue11-12
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    Pages378
    PDF via DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.378
    MASS phenotype
    mitral regurgitation
    oral abnormalities

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    Paloma Horjinec*ORCID"Gr.T.Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
    Francisc Ludvig HorjinecORCID"Promedicanon" Office, Iasi, Romania

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    Introduction : MASS phenotype is a particular type of fibrillinopathy, the following Ghent criteria being present: Z score of aortic root < 3(child) / 2 (adult); systemic score <5; mitral valve prolapsed (M); borderline aorta dilation(A); skin striae (S) and skeletal features (S). ( 1 ) The goal of the study was to reveal correlations between oral abnormalities and cardiac pathology in MASS phenotype, for a better approach and therapy of cardiac involvement. Patients and Methods : Our study included 28 patients, with 2 years monitorization, aged between 5 and 48 years, with MASS phenotype. Every 6 months, cardiological and dental examination, laboratory findings, electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiogram were done. As concerning patients symptoms, the following were predominant: atypical chest pain, 1st class dyspnea and palpitations. Mild and moderate mitral regurgitation were usually seen on echocardiography, as mild or moderate pulmonary hypertension; 1 patient required mitral valve reconstruction, due to his severe mitral valve regurgitation and severe pulmonary hypertension. The most common oral anomalies were the following: dental implantation abnormalities, periodontal disease, maxillary protrusion and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Results : The study revealed a direct correlation between mitral regurgitation severity and oral modifications. The strongest connection was between temporomandibular joint dysfunction and mitral valve prolapsed (r= 0.728, p=0.03), concordant with previous studies. This observation sustains a previous affirmation: fibrillin deficiency inside mitral valve, in fibrillinopathies, is the same as fibrillin deficiency in temporomandibular joint. Conclusion : Oral anomalies, inside MASS phenotype, could be an outcome marker for cardiovascular evolution in this disease.