Haki Jashari1, Katarina Lannering2, Mats Mellander2, Pranvera Ibrahimi1, Annika Rydberg3, Michael Y. Henein1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 218-225, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12430
Abstract Background and aims: Patients with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) have increased left ventricular
(LV) afterload that has been shown to impact the LV and ascending aortic function. We aimed to
examine the effect of coarctation on LV function and aorto-septal angle (AoSA) before and after
surgical repair.
Methods: We retrospectively studied 21 patients with surgically repaired CoA at a median age of
9 (2-53) days at three time points: (1) just before intervention, (2) at short-term follow-up, and (3)
at medium-term follow-up after intervention. AoSA was measured from the parasternal long axis
view, at three time points during the… More >
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