Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5612307 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrates that TTE-3DKBR is an alternative technology that can be used to assess the RV in patients with complex CHD with a conduit. A novel method was used to compare RV shapes in this important population, and our results draw specific attention to the fact that the RV both within and outside diagnostic groups has very different unpredictable shapes and should not be treated equally. Our findings should set into motion future work focused on indices of RV shape and their impact on overall RV function and clinical outcomes, hence defining optimal timing of conduit revision, which at the current time is very unclear.
Keywords
Three-dimensionalAVTRVOTTTEVSDEDVCHDTOFCMRVMSESVTruncus arteriosusTransthoracic echocardiographyright ventricleright ventricular/ventricleCongenital heart diseaseTetralogy of Fallotcardiac magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingEnd-diastolic volumeend-systolic volumetwo-dimensionalPulmonary arteryConduitRight ventricular outflow tractVentricular septal defectejection fraction
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Authors
Miriam MBChB, Jonathon MD, Philip Trinh, Rekha MBChB, Shalan MBBS, Christopher R. MD, Robert MBBS, Bradley MD, Marla Kiess, Jasmine MD,