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Observational studyMedicine2018

Analysis of elasticity characteristics of ascending aorta, descending aorta and pulmonary artery using 640 slice-volume CT.

Fei Yang, Dawei Wang, Huaijun Liu, Xiaolong Zhu, Dianjun Zou, Xiaocan Wang, Zhenshun Hu, Mengmeng Ji, Shujun Cui, Yue Xiang Zhu and 1 more

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  5. Predictive Value of Pulmonary Artery Distensibility for Short-Term Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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Fei YangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang Department of Medical Imaging Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou Department of CT, Toshiba Medical Systems (China) Co. Ltd., Beijing, China.
Dawei Wang
Huaijun Liu
Xiaolong Zhu
Dianjun Zou
Xiaocan Wang
Zhenshun Hu
Mengmeng Ji
Shujun Cui
Yue Xiang Zhu
Jing Wen

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Abstract

As the prevalence of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA), it is meaningful that CCTA can provide not only the structural details of artery, but also functional information of vessel elasticity. Our aim was to explore the elasticity characteristics of ascending aorta (AA), descending aorta (DA), main pulmonary artery (MPA), left pulmonary artery (LPA), right pulmonary artery (RPA), and their relationship between each other using 640 slice-volume computed tomography (CT). Furthermore, this study will also observe their relations with age.A total of 42 subjects that were free of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia underwent CCTA on 640 slice-volume CT and were enrolled in this study. The subjects were divided into 2 groups: Group 1, age <46; Group 2, age ≥46. The aortic distensibility (AD) and aortic compliance (AC) of aorta and pulmonary artery (PA) of each group were compared.The AD and AC of PA decreased in the following order: MPA, RPA, and LPA. The correlation coefficients of different elastic parameters between different vessels were found to be different. The correlation coefficient of AD between AA and DA, AA and MPA, DA and MPA, RPA and MPA, LPA and MPA, and RPA and LPA were 0.689 (P = .000), 0.520 (P = .000), 0.393 (P = .010), 0.329 (P = .033), 0.579 (P = .000), and 0.534 (P = .000), respectively. The correlation coefficients of AC for the 6 groups mentioned above were 0.351 (P = .023), 0.470 (P = .002), 0.249 (P = .112), 0.190 (P = .228), 0.441 (P = .005), and 0.409 (P = .010), respectively. There was an age-dependent decrease of AD and AC in AA, DA, MPA, LPA (P < .05), but no difference in RPA (P > .05).The elasticity characteristics of AA, DA, MPA, LPA, and RPA could be well shown by 640 slice-volume CT. The elasticity relativity was observed and was different between AA and DA, AA and MPA, LPA and MPA, LPA and RPA. An obvious age-related decrease in vascular elasticity was found in AA, DA, MPA, and LPA, which should be taken into consideration in clinical trials and treatments for the elasticity-related cardiovascular diseases.

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AdultAortaAorta, ThoracicComputed Tomography AngiographyCone-Beam Computed TomographyElasticityElectrocardiographyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary ArteryRetrospective StudiesStatistics as Topic

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PMCPMC6039643

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