Magnetic resonance angiography derived predictors of progressive dilatation and surgery of the aortic root in Marfan syndrome.
Julius Matthias WeinrichAlexander LenzGerhard SchönCyrus BehzadiIsabel MolwitzFrank Oliver HenesBjoern Philip SchoennagelGerhard AdamYskert von KodolitschPeter BannasPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Larger baseline aortic root diameter and Z-score as well as young age predict solely progressive aortic root dilatation in Marfan patients. MR angiography derived type of aortic root shape does not predict aortic growth, but patients with generalized aortic root dilatation are referred more frequently for aortic surgery.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic dissection
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- optical coherence tomography
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- prognostic factors
- acute coronary syndrome