[HTML][HTML] Repaired tetralogy of Fallot: the roles of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in evaluating pathophysiology and for pulmonary valve replacement decision …

T Geva - Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2011 - Elsevier
Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) results in anatomic and functional
abnormalities in the majority of patients. Although right ventricular volume load due to …

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: two-centre experience with more than 100 patients

A Eicken, P Ewert, A Hager, B Peters… - European heart …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims Dysfunction of valved conduits in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) limits
durability and enforces repeated surgical interventions. We report on our combined two …

Imaging congenital heart disease in adults

PJ Kilner - The British journal of radiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Transthoracic echocardiography is the first-line modality for cardiovascular imaging in adults
with congenital heart disease (ACHD). The windows of access that are possible with …

Percutaneous implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve for conduit failure in the pulmonary position: early phase 1 results from an international …

D Kenny, ZM Hijazi, S Kar, J Rhodes, M Mullen… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the
Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve (Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Irvine, California) in …

Early versus late functional outcome after successful percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: are the acute effects of altered right ventricular loading all we can …

P Lurz, J Nordmeyer, A Giardini… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the potential of late positive functional
remodeling after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) in right ventricular …

Four-dimensional computed tomography: a method of assessing right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery deformations throughout the cardiac cycle

S Schievano, C Capelli, C Young, P Lurz… - European …, 2011 - Springer
Objective To characterise 3D deformations of the right ventricular outflow tract
(RVOT)/pulmonary arteries (PAs) during the cardiac cycle and estimate the errors of …

Limitations of standard echocardiographic methods for quantification of right ventricular size and function in children and young adults

C Srinivasan, R Sachdeva, WR Morrow… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate correlation of 2‐dimensional (2D)
echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) size and …

Pulmonary valve replacement in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

LJ Burchill, RM Wald, L Harris, JM Colman… - Seminars in Thoracic …, 2011 - Elsevier
There is a growing population of young adults with tetralogy of Fallot. Although surgical
approaches have evolved, many adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot have been left with …

Time course of right ventricular functional parameters after surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot determined by cardiac magnetic resonance

M Grothoff, J Hoffmann, L Lehmkuhl… - Clinical Research in …, 2011 - Springer
Aim To evaluate changes of right ventricular (RV) parameters in follow-up examinations after
corrected tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Methods CMR …

Cardiovascular MRI in childhood

AK Attili, V Parish, I Valverde, G Greil, E Baker… - Archives of disease in …, 2011 - adc.bmj.com
Background The primary source of the signal used to construct MR images is derived from
hydrogen protons (1 H). The highest concentration of 1 H protons are in water and fat …