Ascending Aorta Size at Birth Predicts White Matter Microstructure in Adolescents Who Underwent Fontan Palliation

Ascending Aorta Size at Birth Predicts White Matter Microstructure in Adolescents Who Underwent Fontan Palliation

Background In neonates with single ventricle, smaller ascending aorta diameter is associated with cerebral white matter (WM) microstructural abnormalities. We sought to determine whether this association persists into adolescence. Methods and Results Ascending aorta Z scores were obtained from first...

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Main Authors: Abbas H. Zaidi, Jane W. Newburger, David Wypij, Christian Stopp, Christopher G. Watson, Kevin G. Friedman, Michael J. Rivkin, Caitlin K. Rollins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
brain
congenital heart disease
echocardiography
magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010395

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