Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Myocardial Function in Children with a Well-Functioning Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Pelin KosgerTugcem AkinHikmet KiztanirBirsen UcarPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)
According to the oscillometric pulse wave analysis, the children with a well-functioning bicuspid aortic valve had similar arterial stiffness to that of the healthy peers. The ascending aorta diameter was established as an independent predictor of left ventricular myocardial function. Arterial stiffness may not be a severe risk factor in pediatric patients without marked ascending aorta dilation.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- blood pressure
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- young adults
- pulmonary artery
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- risk factors
- heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- early onset
- ejection fraction
- aortic dissection
- atrial fibrillation