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01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
Assessment of myocardial blood flow, viability and diffuse fibrosis in patients after arterial switch and ross operation with magnetic resonance imaging
Authors:
Minh H Pham, Philip Wegner, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Inga Voges, Ana C Andrade, Christopher Hart, Ravi V Shah, Hans-Heiner Kramer, Carsten Rickers
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Coronary artery reimplantation is crucial step during the arterial switch (ASO) and Ross operation. Mortality and long-term outcome after the operation mainly depend on the patency and function of the reimplanted coronary arteries due to risk of stenosis, stretching, or occlusion. …