Fig. 21.1 The time schedule for “TRANSIT” study 21.2.4 Outcome and Clinical Significance The primary outcome is the time-dependent change in aortic root diameter, specifically, the enlargement rate per year…
Type of study Frequency of BAV in the general population Frequency of aortopathy in BAV Autopsy 0.5–1.39% (meta-analysis of necropsy studies) [4] 7.5–11.2% of fatal aortic dissections have BAV [5–7]…
© Springer Japan KK 2017Koichiro Niwa and Harald Kaemmerer (eds.)Aortopathy10.1007/978-4-431-56071-5_10 10. Medications Hsin-Hui Chiu1, 2 and Mei-Hwan Wu1 (1) Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No….
Marfan syndrome Turner syndrome Bicuspid aortic valve Coarctation of the aorta Tetralogy of Fallot Single ventricle with pulmonary atresia or stenosis Persistent truncus arteriosus Transposition of the great arteries Hypoplastic…
Fig. 8.1 d-Transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum (Copyright © 2014 New Media Center, University of Basel. All Rights Reserved) 8.1.1.1 Surgical Repair Techniques Before surgical repair…
Fig. 18.1 12-lead ECG of a patient with significant pulmonary stenosis. There is a right bundle branch block, evidence of RV hypertrophy and a slightly peaked P wave 18.1.5 Echocardiography…
Fig. 1.1 (a) The five axial views for optimal fetal heart screening. The colour image shows the trachea, heart and great vessels, liver and stomach, with the five planes of…
Fig. 7.1 Underlying anatomy and common variations in nature of intervention for surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Image (a) depicts the underlying anatomical substrate of tetralogy of Fallot. Anterocephalad…
Fig. 16.1 Evolution of numbers of adults with unrepaired cyanotic heart defects stratified for age 18–40 years and >40 years followed at the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults between…
Fig. 12.1 Aortic anatomy Anatomically, the aorta is subdivided into four major segments: the ascending aorta – comprising the aortic root (including the annulus, sinuses of Valsalva, and sinotubular junction)…
