Multidirectional flow analysis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in aneurysm development following repair of aortic coarctation.

ABSTRACT: Aneurysm formation is a life-threatening complication after operative therapy in coarctation. The identification of patients at risk for the development of such secondary pathologies is of high interest and requires a detailed understanding of the link between vascular malformation and altered hemodynamics. The routine morphometric follow-up by magnetic resonance angiography is a well-established technique. However, the intrinsic sensitivity of magnetic resonance (MR) towards motion offers the possibility to additionally investigate hemodynamic consequences of morphological changes of the aorta. We demonstrate two cases of aneurysm formation 13 and 35 years after coarctation surgery based on a Waldhausen repair with a subclavian patch and a Vosschulte repair with a Dacron patch, respective

SUBMITTER: Frydrychowicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2435110 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature