| Biventricular systolic function and mass studied with MR imaging in children with pulmonary regurgitation after repair for tetralogy of Fallot. | |
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PMID: 8816534 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To study biventricular systolic function and mass of the heart in young patients with residual pulmonary regurgitation who had undergone surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transverse gradient-echo magnetic resonance (MR) images covering both ventricles were obtained in 19 patients who had undergone corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot at the age of 1.5 years +/- 1 and in 12 age-matched control subjects. In addition, MR velocity maps of the pulmonary artery were obtained. Biventricular volumes, ejection fraction and myocardial mass, and pulmonary flow volumes were measured. Exercise tests were performed in 17 patients. RESULTS: The right ventricular ejection fraction was lower (P < .001) and the right ventricular mass was higher (P < .0005) in patients than in control subjects; the left ventricular ejection fraction was lower (P < .0005) in patients and correlated statistically significantly with pulmonary regurgitation (r = -.68; P < .005). Exercise performance inversely correlated with pulmonary regurgitation (tau = -0.5; P = .01). CONCLUSION: In children who undergo early surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot, residual pulmonary regurgitation correlates with biventricular systolic dysfunction and diminished exercise capacity. Despite successful surgical correction, right ventricular hypertrophy may persist. |
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Authors:
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R A Niezen; W A Helbing; E E van der Wall; R J van der Geest; S A Rebergen; A de Roos |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Radiology Volume: 201 ISSN: 0033-8419 ISO Abbreviation: Radiology Publication Date: 1996 Oct |
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Created Date: 1996-10-28 Completed Date: 1996-10-28 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401260 Medline TA: Radiology Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 135-40 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands. |
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Case-Control Studies Child Echocardiography, Doppler Exercise Test Female Humans Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / diagnosis*, physiopathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*, physiopathology Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*, physiopathology Stroke Volume / physiology Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery* Ventricular Function / physiology* |
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