Impaired Elastic Properties of the Ascending Aorta in Fetuses With Coarctation of the Aorta.

ABSTRACT: Background Abnormal aortic elastic properties are major notable vasculopathy involved in coarctation of the aorta (CoA). However, there are no reports on aortic wall elastic characteristics in fetuses with CoA. Methods and Results Fifty-six fetuses with CoA and 56 normal controls were included in this prospective case-control study. The dimensions of the cardiac chamber, the size of the aorta, left ventricular myocardial performance indexes, and aortic elastic properties, including the global circumferential strain, fractional area change and mean longitudinal strain, were measured serially in utero. The global circumferential strain, fractional area change, and mean longitudinal strain in fetuses with CoA were smaller than those in the normal group at both the first and last examinations

SUBMITTER: Xu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939075 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature