Compromised Cerebral Arterial Perfusion, Altered Brain Tissue Integrity, and Cognitive Impairment in Adolescents with Complex Congenital Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT: (1) Introduction: Adolescents with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) show brain tissue injuries in regions associated with cognitive deficits. Alteration in cerebral arterial perfusion (CAP), as measured by arterial transit time (ATT), may lead to perfusion deficits and potential injury. Our study aims to compare ATT values between CCHD patients and controls and assess the associations between ATT values, MD values, and cognitive scores in adolescents with CCHD. (2) Methods: 37 CCHD subjects, 14-18 years of age, who had undergone surgical palliation and 30 healthy controls completed cognitive testing and brain MRI assessments using a 3.0-Tesla scanner. ATT values and regional brain mean diffusivity [MD] were assessed for the whole brain using diffusion tensor imaging. (3) Results: Th

SUBMITTER: Pike NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11354402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature