The mystery of Williams–Beuren syndrome associated with pulmonary dysfunction, sudden death, and Kounis syndrome

Risk of sudden death in the Williams-Beu

Risk of sudden death in the Williams-Beuren syndrome

✍ Wessel, Armin ;Gravenhorst, Verena ;Buchhorn, Reiner ;Gosch, Angela ;Partsch, Ca 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 49 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a genetic disorder characterized by a distinctive facial gestalt, mental retardation, mild growth deficiency, and cardiovascular disease. The occurrence of sudden death in the WBS is known from several case reports, but information about the risk of sud