Cardiovascular complications in adults with clinically diagnosed osteogenesis imperfecta: A cross-sectional study with echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
BACKGROUND Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a congenital bone fragility disorder, in which 90% of patients have abnormalities in type 1 collagen. Cardiovascular complications, including valvular heart disease and vascular aneurysms, are reportedly comorbid with this disease. METHODS Forty-three adult Japanese patients...