Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2981349 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The present study has determined the hemodynamic significance of aortic arch obstruction using computational simulations to calculate the cardiac workload. These results suggest that all types of hypoplasia pose more of a workload challenge than coarctation with an equivalent degree of narrowing.
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Authors
Jessica S. PhD, Frandics P. MD, PhD, John F. PhD, Charles A. PhD, Frank L. MD, Jeffrey A. MD,