Cardiac remodelling following thoracic endovascular aortic repair for descending aortic aneurysms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Current endografts for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) are much stiffer than the aorta and have been shown to induce acute stiffening. In this study, we aimed to estimate the impact of TEVAR on left ventricular (LV) stroke work (SW) and mass using a non-invasive image-based workflow.

Methods

The University of Michigan database was searched for patients treated with TEVAR for descending aortic pathologies (2013-2016). Patients with available pre-TEVAR and post-TEVAR computed tomography angiography and echocardiography data were selected. LV SW was estimated via patient-specific fluid-structure interaction analyses. LV remodelling was quantified through morphological measurements using echocardiography and electrocardiographic-gated computed tomography a

SUBMITTER: van Bakel TMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537936 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature