Open AccessBeing Overweight Is Related to Neoaortic Sinus Dilatation After Arterial Switch Operation
Author(s) -
Jun Muneuchi,
Mamie Watanabe,
Yuichiro Sugitani,
Hirohito Doi,
Takahisa 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.