Noninvasive Imaging in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Issue 6 (17th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burchill, Luke J.; Huang, Jennifer; Tretter, Justin T.; Khan, Abigail M.; Crean, Andrew M.; Veldtman, Gruschen R.; Kaul, Sanjiv; Broberg, Craig S.
• Is Part Of: Circulation research. Volume 120:Issue 6(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-03-17
• Subjects: echocardiography -- goals magnetic resonance imaging -- heart failure; Cardiovascular system -- Periodicals; Blood -- Circulation -- Periodicals; Blood Circulation; Cardiovascular System; Vascular Diseases; Sang -- Circulation -- Périodiques; Appareil cardiovasculaire -- Périodiques; 612.1
• DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.308983
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-7330

Abstract

Abstract : Multimodality cardiovascular imaging plays a central role in caring for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). CHD clinicians and scientists are interested not only in cardiac morphology but also in the maladaptive ventricular responses and extracellular changes predisposing to adverse outcomes in this population. Expertise in the applications, strengths, and pitfalls of these cardiovascular imaging techniques as they relate to CHD is essential. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of cardiovascular imaging in CHD. We focus on the role of 3 widely used noninvasive imaging techniques in CHD—echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and cardiac computed tomography. Consideration is given to the common goals of cardiac imaging in CHD, including assessment of structural and residual heart disease before and after surgery, quantification of ventricular volume and function, stress imaging, shunt quantification, and tissue characterization. Extracardiac imaging is highlighted as an increasingly important aspect of CHD care.