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Right ventricular function and exercise performance late after primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot with the transannular patch in infancy.
- Source :
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American Journal of Cardiology . 06/01/98, Vol. 81 Issue 11, p1378-1382. 5p. 1 Chart, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- To evaluate the late effects of chronic pulmonary regurgitation against the putative benefits from the current surgical trend of primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot with a transannular patch in infancy, 10 patients > 10 years after early primary repair and 7 matched normal controls underwent exercise stress test and cine magnetic resonance imaging assessment of ventricular functions. Right ventricular impaired diastolic function and decreased exercise capacity, both significantly associated with pulmonary regurgitation in patients, indicated that early primary repair of tetralogy may not prevent late ventricular dysfunction and diminished exercise performance if chronic regurgitation results from right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CARDIAC surgery
*TETRALOGY of Fallot
*RIGHT heart ventricle
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029149
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 764972
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00171-4