Open AccessEvaluation of the Aortic Root by MRI
Author(s) -
Ronald M. Summers,
Jonathan Andrasko-Bourgeois,
Irwin M. Feuerstein,
Suvimol Hill,
Elizabeth C. Jones,
Mary K. Busse,
Betty Wise,
K E Bove,
Beth A. Rishforth,
Eben Tucker,
Thomas L. Spray,
Jeffrey M. Hoeg
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.6.509
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cardiology , aortic root , calcification , lumen (anatomy) , supravalvular aortic stenosis , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , aorta
In homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HFH), the aortic root is prone to develop atherosclerotic plaque at an early age. However, the aortic wall and plaque have not yet been assessed in this condition by MRI. We evaluated the aortic root by use of MRI in 17 HFH patients and 12 normal control subjects in a prospective, blinded, controlled study.
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