Published 2015 | Version v1
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Aortopathy associated with congenital heart disease: A current literature review

Creators

  • 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Gent, De Pintelaan, Gent (Belgium)

Description

In patients born with congenital heart disease, dilatation of the aorta is a frequent feature at presentation and during follow-up after surgical intervention. This review provides an overview of the pathologies associated with aortopathy, and discusses the current knowledge on pathophysiology, evolution, and treatment guidelines of the aortic disease associated with congenital heart defects

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.149515; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322397

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Identifiers

URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322397;
DOI
10.4103/0974-2069.149515;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of pediatric cardiology
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 25-36
ISSN
0974-2069

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46050058
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONGENITAL DISEASES; DEFECTS; HEART; PATHOLOGY; PATIENTS; RECOMMENDATIONS; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ORGANS

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Notes
PMCID: PMC4322397; PMID: 25684884; PUBLISHER-ID: APC-8-25; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4322397; Copyright: (c) Annals of Pediatric Cardiology; This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.