Citation
Ts. Hornung et al., Right ventricular dysfunction in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, AM J CARD, 84(9), 1999, pp. 1116
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149
→ ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19991101)84:9<1116:RVDICC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Although right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is an important complication in
subjects with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries,
its pathogenesis is poorly understood. We assessed the role of RV myocardia
l perfusion and found perfusion defects at rest in all 20 patients, involvi
ng 4.6 +/- 2.3 of a total of 12 segments; the extent of the resting perfusi
on defects correlated inversely with the RV ejection fraction.