Aortic flow dynamics and stiffness in Loeys-Dietz syndrome patients: a comparison with healthy volunteers and Marfan syndrome patients.

Aroa Ruiz-MuñozAndrea GualaJose Rodriguez-PalomaresLydia Dux-SantoyLuz ServatoAngela Lopez-SainzLucia La MuraChiara GranatoJavier LimeresTeresa Gonzalez-AlujasLaura Galián-GayLaura GutiérrezKevin JohnsonOliver WiebenAugusto Sao-AvilesIgnacio Ferreira-GonzalezArturo EvangelistaGisela Teixido-Tura

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

Greater aortic stiffness as well as impaired IRF and WSS were present in LDS patients compared to HV. Conversely, similar aortic stiffness and overlapping aortic flow features were found in Loeys-Dietz and Marfan patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
aortic valve
heart failure
dendritic cells
aortic dissection
pulmonary arterial hypertension