Flow displacement and decreased wall shear stress might be associated with the growth rate of an ascending aortic dilatation.

Tarmo Korpela S Petteri KauhanenElina KariniemiPetri SaariTimo LiimatainenPekka JaakkolaRitva VanninenMarja Hedman

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

FD and decreased wall shear stress seem to be associated with significant growth of AA dilatation at the 1-year follow-up. Thus, 4D flow MRI might be useful in assessing risk for AA diameter growth in patients with a tricuspid aortic valve.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary artery
heart failure
magnetic resonance
pulmonary hypertension
coronary artery
aortic dissection