Left ventricular fibrosis in adults after coarctation repair, does it play a role?

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):5029-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.158. Epub 2013 Jul 26.

Authors

Paul Luijendijk¹, Berto J Bouma, Joris W J Vriend, Maarten Groenink, Anje M Spijkerboer, Barbara J M Mulder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 23938218
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.158

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic coarctation; Hypertension; Left ventricular fibrosis; Left ventricular hypertrophy.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aortic Coarctation / complications*
Aortic Coarctation / surgery
Child
Contrast Media
Diagnostic Imaging
Female
Fibrosis / diagnosis
Fibrosis / etiology
Fibrosis / surgery
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / surgery
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Contrast Media