Endocrine diseases, perspectives and care in Turner syndrome.

Turner syndrome is a frequent chromosome disorder in clinical practice. It is characterized by short stature, gonadal dysgenesia and multisystemic involvement, responsible for a high morbidity and reduced life expectancy. The aim of the present paper is to describe the endocrinopathies and major problems at different ages, and to present suggestion for follow-up care in these patients.

Tissue Doppler imaging as a long-term prognostic index in left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Background: Tissue Doppler parameters correlate with left ventricular (LV) filling pressure and can be useful as prognostic indexes for patients with heart failure.

Objective: Determine whether tissue Doppler parameters can predict events during long term follow-up of outpatients with LV systolic dysfunction.

Methods: Retrospective study with 73 patients (aged 60.