Prognostic Value of CTA-Derived Left Ventricular Mass in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT: For therapeutic decisions regarding uni- or biventricular surgical repair in congenital heart disease (CHD), left ventricular mass (LVM) is an important factor. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the LVM of infants with CHD in thoracic computed tomography angiographies (CTAs) and to evaluate its usefulness as a prognostic parameter, with special attention paid to hypoplastic left heart (HLH) patients. Manual segmentation of the left ventricular endo- and epicardial volumes was performed in CTAs of 132 infants. LVMs were determined from these volumes and normalized to body surface area. LVMs of patients with different types of CHD were compared to each other using analyses of variances (ANOVA). An LVM cutoff for discrimination between uni- and biventricular repair was dete

SUBMITTER: Ellmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8303678 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature