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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance2020

4D flow CMR analysis comparing patients with anatomically shaped aortic sinus prostheses, tube prostheses and healthy subjects introducing the wall shear stress gradient: a case control study.

Malte Maria Sieren, Victoria Schultz, Buntaro Fujita, Franz Wegner, Markus Huellebrand, Michael Scharfschwerdt, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Joerg Barkhausen, Alex Frydrychowicz, Thekla Helene Oechtering

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Utility of 4D Flow MRI in Thoracic Aortic Diseases: A Literature Review of Clinical Applications and Current Evidence.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2022
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Malte Maria SierenDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany. malte.sieren@uksh.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3669-2892
Victoria SchultzDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Buntaro FujitaDepartment for Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Franz WegnerDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Markus HuellebrandFraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany.
Michael ScharfschwerdtDepartment for Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Hans-Hinrich SieversDepartment for Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Joerg BarkhausenDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Alex FrydrychowiczDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Thekla Helene OechteringDepartment for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEFraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnatomically pre-shaped sinus prostheses (SP) were developed to mimic the aortic sinus with the goal to preserve near physiological hemodynamic conditions after valve-sparing aortic root replacement. Although SP have shown more physiological flow patterns, a comparison to straight tube prosthesis and the analysis of derived quantitative parameters is lacking. Hence, this study sought to analyze differences in aortic wall shear stress (WSS) between anatomically pre-shaped SP, conventional straight tube prostheses (TP), and age-matched healthy subjects) using time-resolved 3-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (4D Flow CMR). Moreover, the WSS gradient was introduced and analyzed regarding its sensitivity to detect changes in hemodynamics and its dependency on the expression of secondary flow patterns.

methodsTwelve patients with SP (12 male, 62 ± 9yr), eight patients with TP (6 male, 59 ± 9yr), and twelve healthy subjects (2 male, 55 ± 6yr) were examined at 3 T with a 4D Flow CMR sequence in this case control study. Six analysis planes were placed in the thoracic aorta at reproducible landmarks. The following WSS parameters were recorded: WSS

resultsIn the planes bordering the prosthesis all WSS values were significantly lower in the SP compared to the TP, approaching the physiological optimum of the healthy subjects. The WSS gradient showed significantly different values in the four proximally localized contours when comparing both prostheses with healthy subjects. Strong correlations between an elevated WSS gradient and secondary flow patterns were found in the ascending aorta and the aortic arch.

conclusionOverall, the SP has a positive impact on WSS, most pronounced at the site and adjacent to the prosthesis. The WSS gradient differed most obviously and the correlation of the WSS gradient with the occurrence of secondary flow patterns provides further evidence for linking disturbed flow, which was markedly increased in patients compared to healthy sub jects, to degenerative remodeling of the vascular wall.

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Blood Vessel ProsthesisHemodynamicsMagnetic Resonance ImagingProsthesis DesignAdultAgedAorta, ThoracicAortic ValveBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac-Gated Imaging TechniquesCase-Control StudiesElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Aged4D flow MRIAortic sinus prosthesisAortic tube prosthesisHemodynamicsPost-operative outcomeSecondary flow patternThoracic aortic aneurysmValve-sparing aortic root replacementVSARRWall shear stress

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PMID32772927
PMCPMC7416416
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