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Frequent Dilatation of the Descending Aorta in Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Relates to Decreased Aortic Arch Elasticity

BACKGROUND: Patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after a Norwood operation show dilatation and reduced distensibility of the reconstructed proximal aorta. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and angiographic examinations indicate that the native descending aorta (DAo) is also dilated,...

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Autores principales: Voges, Inga, Jerosch‐Herold, Michael, Wegner, Philip, Hart, Christopher, Gabbert, Dominik, Al Bulushi, Abdullah, Fischer, Gunther, Andrade, Ana Cristina, Pham, Hoang Minh, Kristo, Ines, Kramer, Hans‐Heiner, Rickers, Carsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26438562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002107