Elasticity of ascending aorta and left ventricular myocardial functions in children with bicuspid aortic valve

EKİCİ F., Uslu D., Bozkurt S.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, cilt.34, sa.11, ss.1660-1666, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/echo.13664
  • Dergi Adı: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1660-1666
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ascending aorta, bicuspid aortic valve, children, elasticity parameters, myocardial functions, WALL SHEAR-STRESS, DIASTOLIC FUNCTION, MARFAN-SYNDROME, DILATATION, ASSOCIATION, MORPHOLOGY, STIFFNESS, DILATION, FLOW, DISTENSIBILITY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to determine the aortic elasticity parameters (EPs) and myocardial function in children with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Additionally, we evaluated the effect of aortic leaflet phenotype (ALP) and aortic dilatation on elasticity parameters.