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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Quantification of Pulmonary Artery Configuration after the Arterial Switch Operation: A Pilot Study.

Thomas Martens, Gillian Claeys, Joachim De Groote, Meletios Kanakis, Martin Kostolny, Victor Tsang, Marina Hughes

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Thomas MartensDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3736-3628
Gillian ClaeysDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Joachim De GrooteDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Meletios KanakisDepartment of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9708-0523
Martin KostolnyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Victor TsangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Marina HughesDepartment of Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Ln, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK.
Ghent University Hospital · BEGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital · GBOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRSlovak Medical University · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe arterial switch operation (ASO) is the preferred treatment for d-transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Freedom from reintervention is mainly determined by the performance of the arterial outflow tracts, with variable incidence of pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS), possibly related to aspects of surgical technique. This pilot study attempts to describe pulmonary artery (PA) configuration through several measurements using three-dimensional data from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and assesses whether PA configuration is associated with PAS.

methodsA retrospective, single-centre analysis of paediatric patients undergoing CMR after ASO. The geometry of the pulmonary arteries was compared between patients with and without PAS as judged by the CMR report.

resultsAmong all patients (

conclusionsThe spectrum of PAS after ASO is heterogenous. This study shows the feasibility of measuring PA configuration in three planes on CMR. There is no correlation between PA configuration and PAS. Therefore, other mechanisms are probably responsible for the occurrence of PAS, rather than the configuration on itself. Further multicentric studies are warranted to confirm the suggested measuring method and assessing the associations with PAS, to eventually advise surgical methodology.

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arterial switch operationimagingpulmonary arterytransposition of the great arteries

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PMCPMC9689239
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