Quantification of lymphatic burden in patients with Fontan circulation by T2 MR lymphangiography and associations with adverse Fontan status

Autor: Aswathy Vaikom House, Dawn David, Julien Aguet, Anne I Dipchand, Osami Honjo, Emilie Jean-St-Michel, Mike Seed, Shi-Joon Yoo, David J Barron, Christopher Z Lam
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging.
ISSN: 2047-2412
Popis: Aims To quantify thoracic lymphatic burden in paediatric Fontan patients using MRI and correlate with clinical status. Methods and results Paediatric Fontan patients ( 600 mL/m2 was associated with late adverse Fontan status with sensitivity of 57% and specificity of 95%. Conclusion Quantification of MR lymphatic burden is a reliable tool to assess the lymphatics post-Fontan and is associated with clinical status.
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