4D Flow MRI reveals altered blood flow patterns in the ascending aorta of VSARR patients

To compare aortic flow patterns in patients following David valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) with physiologically shaped sinus prostheses (SP) or conventional tube grafts (TG) to healthy volunteers.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - April 3, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Thekla H. Oechtering, Malte Sieren, Peter Hunold, Anja Hennemuth, Markus Huellebrand, Michael Scharfschwerdt, Doreen Richardt, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, J örg Barkhausen, Alex Frydrychowicz Source Type: research