Wall shear stress angle is associated with aortic growth in bicuspid aortic valve patients.
Savine C S MinderhoudJolien W Roos-HesselinkRaluca G CheluLidia R BonsAllard T van den HovenSuze-Anne KortelandAnnemien E van den BoschRicardo P J BuddeJolanda J WentzelAlexander HirschPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
Increased WSScircumferential and especially WSS angle are typical in BAV patients. WSS angle was found to predict aortic growth. These findings highlight the potential role of WSS measurements in BAV patients to stratify patients at risk for aortic dilation.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- high resolution
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- pulmonary hypertension
- aortic valve replacement
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery
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- climate change
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