Cardiac-Valvular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Alternate names
EDS, cardiac valvular type; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, CARDIAC VALVULAR FORM; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular type; Cardiac-Valvular EDS; cvEDS
Definition
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular type is a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by soft skin, skin hyperextensibility, easy bruisability, atrophic scar formation, joint hypermobility and cardiac valvular defects comprising mitral and/or aortic valve insufficiency.
NIH genetic and rare disease info
Cardiac-Valvular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a rare disease.
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