Diffuse myocardial fibrosis in adolescents operated with arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries - A CMR study. (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Suther, K.R.; Hopp, E.; Geier, O.; Brun, H.; Nguyen, B.; Tomterstad, A.H.; Smevik, B.; Fiane, A.E.; Lindberg, H.L.; de Lange, C.
• Is Part Of: International journal of cardiology. Volume 276(2019)
• Page Start: 100
• Page End: 106
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: ASO arterial switch operation -- BSA body surface area -- CHD congenital heart disease -- CMR cardiovascular MR -- CX circumflex artery -- ECG electrocardiogram -- ECV extracellular volume fraction -- EDVi indexed end diastolic volume -- EF ejection fraction -- Gd gadolinium -- Gd-FLASH gadolinium enhanced fast low-angle shot -- LAD left anterior descending artery -- LGE late gadolinium enhancement -- LV left ventricle -- MOLLI modified look-locker -- PACS picture archive and communication system -- PSIR phase-sensitive inversion recovery -- RCA right coronary artery -- ROI region of interest -- RV right ventricle -- SD standard deviation -- SSFP steady state free precession -- SVi indexed stroke volume -- TGA transposition of the great arteries -- ToF Tetralogy of Fallot -- VCG vector-electrocardiogram -- WH-CMRA whole-heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography; 3.0 T -- Cardiac magnetic resonance -- Congenital heart defect -- Fibrosis -- MR relaxometry -- Transposition of the great arteries; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.107
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-5273

Abstract

Highlights: CMR reveals signs of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in young ASO TGA patients. Extracellular volume fraction was higher in patients compared to controls. MR marker of diffuse myocardial fibrosis was increased in all coronary territories.