| Computed tomographic angiography in tetralogy of Fallot. | |
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PMID: 22100927 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Echocardiography is often inadequate for imaging tetralogy of Fallot, prompting cineangiography. This study prospectively evaluated multidetector computed tomographic angiography for preoperative evaluation of tetralogy of Fallot in 112 consecutive patients. Forty-eight had nonconfluent or hypoplastic pulmonary arteries (mean z-score, -2; range, -11.1-0.13) permitting only palliative or no surgery; 64 had adequate pulmonary artery anatomy (mean z-score, 0.59; range, -2.53-3.4) allowing total repair. The surgical data of 50 patients who underwent total correction were compared with transthoracic echocardiography and multidetector computed tomographic angiography findings. Multidetector computed tomographic angiography tended to reveal unsuspected collaterals and coronary abnormalities besides outlining the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery branches. The branch pulmonary artery diameter z-score was the most important determinant of surgical strategy, with the worst figures being associated with no surgical options or palliative surgery, and the best figures leading to corrective surgery. The mean radiation dose was 3.45 mSv. Multidetector computed tomographic angiography is a powerful supplement to echocardiography in the preoperative evaluation of tetralogy of Fallot. |
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Pankajkumar Ashok Kasar; Radhakrishnan Ravikumar; Roy Varghese; Monika Kotecha; Jesudian Vimala; Raghavan Nair Suresh Kumar |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Volume: 19 ISSN: 1816-5370 ISO Abbreviation: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-11-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503417 Medline TA: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 324-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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sureshmafraq@rediffmail.com. |
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