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01-04-2014 | Original Article

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis following tetralogy of Fallot repair: a T1 mapping cardiac magnetic resonance study

Authors: Marcelo F. Kozak, Andrew Redington, Shi-Joon Yoo, Mike Seed, Andreas Greiser, Lars Grosse-Wortmann

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

Background

Adverse ventricular remodeling after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair is associated with diffuse myocardial fibrosis.

Objective

The goal of this study was to measure post-contrast myocardial T1 in pediatric patients after TOF repair as surrogates of myocardial fibrosis.

Materials and methods

Children after TOF repair who underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with T1 mapping using the modified look-locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) sequence were included. In addition to routine volumetric and flow data, we measured post-contrast T1 values of the basal interventricular septum, the left ventricular (LV) lateral wall, and the inferior and anterior walls of the right ventricle (RV). Results were compared to data from age-matched healthy controls.

Results

The scans of 18 children who had undergone TOF repair and 12 healthy children were included. Post-contrast T1 values of the left ventricular lateral wall (443 ± 54 vs. 510 ± 77 ms, P = 0.0168) and of the right ventricular anterior wall (333 ± 62 vs. 392 ± 72 ms, P = 0.0423) were significantly shorter in children with TOF repair than in controls, suggesting a higher degree of fibrosis. In children with TOF repair, but not in controls, post-contrast T1 values were shorter in the right ventricle than the left ventricle and shorter in the anterior wall of the right ventricle than in the inferior segments. In the TOF group, post-contrast T1 values of the RV anterior wall correlated with the RV end-systolic volume indexed to body surface area (r = 0.54; r² = 0.30; P = 0.0238).

Conclusion

In children who underwent tetralogy of Fallot repair the myocardium of both ventricles appears to bear an abnormally high fibrosis burden.

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Title: Diffuse myocardial fibrosis following tetralogy of Fallot repair: a T1 mapping cardiac magnetic resonance study
Authors: Marcelo F. Kozak
Andrew Redington
Shi-Joon Yoo
Mike Seed
Andreas Greiser
Lars Grosse-Wortmann
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2840-9

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Diffuse myocardial fibrosis following tetralogy of Fallot repair: a T1 mapping cardiac magnetic resonance study

Abstract

Background

Objective

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Background

Objective

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

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