Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app122110946
Keywords
repaired tetralogy of fallot; magnetic resonance imaging; 4D-flow MRI; heart hemodynamics; turbulent kinetic energy
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- University of Calgary, URGC SEM [1054341]
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada/Conseil de recherche en science naturelles et en genie du Canada [RGPIN-2020-04549, DGECR-2020-00204]
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This study demonstrates the use of 4D-flow MRI to evaluate hemodynamic abnormalities in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, with turbulent kinetic energy as a key indicator. It can provide guidance for interventions and long-term monitoring.
Featured Application Turbulence kinetic energy can be useful to characterize repair of Tetralogy of Fallot hemodynamic abnormalities. Approximately 10% of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) include Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Fortunately, due to advanced surgical techniques, most patients survive until adulthood. However, these patients require frequent monitoring for postoperative complications leading to heart hemodynamic alterations. Turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), as derived from 4D-flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D-flow MRI), has been used to characterize abnormal heart hemodynamics in CHD. Hence, this study aimed to assess the difference in TKE between patients with repaired TOF (rTOF) and healthy volunteers. A total of 35 subjects, 17 rTOF patients and 18 controls, underwent standard-of-care cardiac MRI and research 4D-flow MRI using a clinical 3T scanner. Heart chambers and great vessels were segmented using 3D angiograms derived from 4D-flow MRI. The TKE was quantified within segmented volumes. TKE was compared to standard cardiac MRI metrics. Controls demonstrated higher TKE in the left atria and left ventricle. However, patients demonstrated higher TKE in the right atria, right ventricle (p < 0.05), and pulmonary artery. Lastly, no correlation was observed between TKE and standard clinical measurements. TKE can be a key indicator of the abnormal hemodynamics present in patients with rTOF and can assist future interventions and help monitor long-term outcomes.
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