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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023

Diagnosis and surgical outcomes of coarctation of the aorta in pediatric patients: a retrospective study.

Ting Gong, Feiyan Zhang, Lingxin Feng, Xu Zhu, Dan Deng, Tingting Ran, Liling Li, Li Kong, Liqun Sun, Xiaojuan Ji

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ting Gong *Department of Ultrasound, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Feiyan Zhang *Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lingxin FengDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xu ZhuDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Dan DengSchool of Medical Imaging, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China.
Tingting RanDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Liling LiDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Li KongDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Liqun SunDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Xiaojuan JiDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.

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Abstract

Background: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a common congenital cardiovascular malformation, and improvements in the diagnostic process for surgical decision-making are important. We sought to compare the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to diagnose CoA. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 197 cases of CoA diagnosed by TTE and CTA and confirmed at surgery from July 2009 to August 2019. Results: The surgical findings confirmed that 19 patients (9.6%) had isolated CoA and 178 (90.4%) had CoA combined with other congenital cardiovascular malformations. The diagnostic accuracy of CoA by CTA was significantly higher than that of TTE ( Conclusions: CTA is more accurate as a clinical tool for diagnosing CoA; however, TTE with color Doppler can better identify associated congenital cardiovascular malformations. Therefore, combining TTE and CTA would benefit clinical evaluation and management in patients suspected of CoA. TTE was valuable for post-operation follow-up and clinical management.

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coarctation of the aortacomputed tomographic angiographycongenital heart diseasesurgical outcometransthoracic echocardiography

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