Being Overweight Is Related to Neoaortic Sinus Dilatation After Arterial Switch Operation | Zendy

Jun Muneuchi | Zendy; Mamie Watanabe | Zendy; Yuichiro Sugitani | Zendy; Hirohito Doi | Zendy; Takashi Furuta | Zendy; Hiroki Ezaki | Zendy; Masaru Kobayashi | Zendy; Yoshie Ochiai | Zendy

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Being Overweight Is Related to Neoaortic Sinus Dilatation After Arterial Switch Operation

Author(s) -

Jun Muneuchi,

Mamie Watanabe,

Yuichiro Sugitani,

Hirohito Doi,

Takashi Furuta,

Hiroki Ezaki,

Masaru Kobayashi,

Yoshie Ochiai

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-20-7508

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , cardiology , ascending aorta , body mass index , overweight , sinus (botany) , aorta , surgery , botany , genus , biology

Neoaortic sinus dilatation is a late comorbidity after an arterial switch operation in patients with dextro-transposition of the great arteries. We aim to explore whether neoaortic sinus dilatation is related to overweight or obesity, as these affect aortic remodeling in such patients.

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