Nerejda Shehu1,*, Christian Meierhofer1, Anja Hennemuth2,3, Markus Hüllebrand2,3, Pavlo Yevtushenko3, Peter Ewert1, Stefan Martinoff4, Heiko Stern1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.4, pp. 461-474, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.031075
Abstract Background: Pressure measurement in total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) patients is a domain of cardiac catheterization. 4D velocity encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance (4D–flow MRI) offers an alternative for assessment of even minor pressure differences. The scope of this study was to measure even minor pressure differences in the anastomosis of TCPC patients, who are clinically uncompromised. Methods: Twenty-four patients (median 15 years [8;34]) with TCPC were studied prospectively by 4D-flow MRI. Pressure differences between superior vena cava (SVC) and extracardiac conduit (C) to both right pulmonary artery (RPA) and left pulmonary artery (LPA) were assessed. Small fluid obstructions as vortices within… More >
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