Unlocking the Non-invasive Assessment of Conduit and Reservoir Function in the Aorta : The Obstructive Descending Aorta in HLHS.
J Cardiovasc Transl Res
; 15(5): 1075-1085, 2022 10.
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ABSTRACT
Aortic surgeries in congenital conditions, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), aim to restore and maintain the conduit and reservoir functions of the aorta. We proposed a method to assess these two functions based on 4D flow MRI, and we applied it to study the aorta in pre-Fontan HLHS. Ten pre-Fontan HLHS patients and six age-matched controls were studied to derive the advective pressure difference and viscous dissipation for conduit function, and pulse wave velocity and elastic modulus for reservoir function. The reconstructed neo-aorta in HLHS subjects achieved a good conduit function at a cost of an impaired reservoir function (69.7% increase of elastic modulus). The native descending HLHS aorta displayed enhanced reservoir (elastic modulus being 18.4% smaller) but impaired conduit function (three-fold increase in peak advection). A non-invasive and comprehensive assessment of aortic conduit and reservoir functions is feasible and has potentially clinical relevance in congenital vascular conditions.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aorta Torácica
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Síndrome do Coração Esquerdo Hipoplásico
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Transl Res
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido