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Comparison of ventricular mass and function in early versus late repair of coarctation of the aorta.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8166068     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Left ventricular (LV) mass and function in 11 patients (group I) with coarctation of the aorta repaired at a mean age of 35 days were compared with that of 14 patients (group II) who underwent repair at a mean age of 8 years. Each group was compared to age- and sex-matched normal control subjects. All patients were normotensive and had resting arm-leg peak systolic blood pressure gradients < 20 mm Hg. Quantitative M-mode echocardiography was used to determine LV mass index and systolic performance. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to assess residual narrowing of the descending aorta. LV mass index was increased in both groups when compared with control subjects (group I p = 0.01; group II p = 0.007). Whereas systolic performance in group I was similar to its control group, group II patients had enhanced LV systolic performance as measured by shortening fraction (p = 0.007). Multiple regression analysis of combined group I and II patients demonstrated a significant positive correlation of residual aortic narrowing with LV mass index (p = 0.01). Thus, LV mass remains increased in normotensive patients without major blood pressure gradients after repair of coarctation of the aorta in infancy or childhood. Small degrees of residual aortic narrowing were associated with increased postoperative LV mass regardless of the age at repair.
Authors:
M C Johnson; F R Gutierrez; D R Sekarski; C M Ong; C E Canter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1994 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-05-23     Completed Date:  1994-05-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  698-701     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Aortic Coarctation / pathology*,  physiopathology*,  surgery,  ultrasonography
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Ventricles / pathology*,  ultrasonography
Hemodynamics / physiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Least-Squares Analysis
Linear Models
Male
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
RR06021/RR/NCRR NIH HHS

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