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SynthesisNeuroImage. Clinical2019

Brain vascular changes in adults with congenital heart disease: A systematic review.

Luca Melazzini, Marina Codari, Paolo Vitali, Francesco Sardanelli

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Synthesis in NeuroImage. Clinical, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Luca MelazziniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 31, 20133, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: luca.melazzini@unimi.it.
Marina CodariDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: marina.codari@polimi.it.
Paolo VitaliDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: paolo.vitali@grupposandonato.it.
Francesco SardanelliDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Morandi 30, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.sardanelli@unimi.it.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Less information is available on brain integrity in adults with congenital heart disease than on brain changes in newborns and children with heart defects. Nevertheless, the number of adults with congenital heart disease is increasing rapidly and it has been shown that adults with congenital heart disease develop dementia almost twice as frequently as adults in the general population. In the context of a rapidly growing congenital heart disease population, neuroradiological-oriented investigations of biomarkers distinctive for vascular damage, brain aging, and possible cognitive impairment is a crucial challenge. We provide an overview of the existing literature on neuroimaging studies in adults with congenital heart disease and discuss methodology issues to further investigate this subject. Overall, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of brain health studies in adults with congenital heart disease given the likely increasing impact on social and healthcare systems.

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AdultBrainCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansMaleBrain agingCerebral small vessel diseaseCongenital heart diseaseMRI

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PMID31158693
PMCPMC6545412

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