Abnormal Pulmonary Artery Bending Correlates With Increased Right Ventricular Afterload Following the Arterial Switch Operation.

Yue-Hin LokeFrancesco CapuanoJason MandellRussell R CrossIleen CroninPaige MassElias BalarasLaura J Olivieri

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2020)

Pulmonary arteries exhibit abnormal bends following ASO that correlate with increased RV afterload, independent of PA stenosis. Future work should focus on clinical and hemodynamic contributions of these shape parameters.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
mycobacterium tuberculosis
current status
blood flow