Turner, Noonan, Down, Marfan, Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndromes, VATER / VACTERL Association and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
"Syndrome," in medicine, refers to a collection of features that appears together commonly in medical disorders. Many genetic syndromes can adversely affect the heart.
In the online Heart Encyclopedia for families, patients and medical professionals, the Heart Center staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has provided detailed information on the causes and characteristics of some of these syndromes that can impact the heart:
Revised 10/08
