[Cardiologists and mucopolysaccharidoses. Recommendations of GICEM (Cardiology Experts on Metabolic Disease Italian Group) for diagnosis, follow-up and cardiological management]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2017 Sep;18(9):638-649. doi: 10.1714/2741.27947.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) represent a group of rare lysosomal storage disorders, with a heterogeneous clinical presentation in terms of inheritance (autosomal and X-linked recessive), age of onset (infants, children, and adults), systemic and cardiac manifestations (mild to severe disease forms). Evidence-based recommendations on the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in MPS are scarce. GICEM (Gruppo Italiano Cardiologi Esperti Malattie Metaboliche) is a group of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and pediatricians with a specific expertise in metabolic diseases including MPS. In this paper, we report our experience and recommendations on the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular aspects in MPS, with a tailored approach based on current evidence, and taking into account MPS phenotype (particularly, I, II, IVa, VI), age at presentation, and severity of systemic and cardiac manifestations.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Heart Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / complications
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / diagnosis*
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses / therapy*