Figure 1.

Vascular involvement in Loeys-Dietz patients (A&B) and an aneurysm-osteoarthritis patient (C). A. MRA reconstruction of the aorta in a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Note the dilated ascending aorta distal to the aortic root prosthesis that was previously inserted (arrow), the tortuous aorta and the tortuous and ectatic iliac and head & neck arteries; B. MRA reconstruction of the intracerebral vessels of a 8 year old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Note the markedly tortuous vessels; C. CT angiographic picture of bilateral Iliac Artery aneurysms in a patient with aneurysm-osteoarthritis syndrome