TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and outcomes of select rare vascular conditions in females
T2 - A descriptive review
AU - Sorber, Rebecca
AU - Bowen, Caitlin J.
AU - Radomski, Shannon N.
AU - Shalhub, Sherene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Rare vascular conditions frequently pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma for health care providers. Several of these conditions have distinct relevance to females populations but, due to their infrequency, there has been little reported on the outcomes of rare vascular conditions specifically in females populations. We performed a literature review of a selection of three rare vascular conditions known to either disproportionately affect females (median arcuate ligament syndrome and fibromuscular dysplasia) or have unique manifestations in females populations (vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome). We performed a descriptive review of the literature focused on these three vascular conditions and identified aspects of the current available research describing sex-based differences in prevalence, any pathophysiology explaining the observed sex-based differences, and the contribution of sex to outcomes for each disease process. In addition, considerations for pregnant females with respect to each rare vascular disease process are discussed.
AB - Rare vascular conditions frequently pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma for health care providers. Several of these conditions have distinct relevance to females populations but, due to their infrequency, there has been little reported on the outcomes of rare vascular conditions specifically in females populations. We performed a literature review of a selection of three rare vascular conditions known to either disproportionately affect females (median arcuate ligament syndrome and fibromuscular dysplasia) or have unique manifestations in females populations (vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome). We performed a descriptive review of the literature focused on these three vascular conditions and identified aspects of the current available research describing sex-based differences in prevalence, any pathophysiology explaining the observed sex-based differences, and the contribution of sex to outcomes for each disease process. In addition, considerations for pregnant females with respect to each rare vascular disease process are discussed.
KW - Celiac artery compression
KW - Ehler-Danlos type IV
KW - Fibromuscular dysplasia
KW - Median arcuate ligament syndrome
KW - Vascular Ehlers-Danlos
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.10.003
DO - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.10.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38030331
AN - SCOPUS:85175700765
SN - 0895-7967
VL - 36
SP - 571
EP - 578
JO - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
JF - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
IS - 4
ER -