Abstract: Coarctation of the aorta represent 5% -7% of all congenital heart disease (4), with an incidence of roughly 3 cases per 10000 birth. Coarctation may be seen in isolation or with additional heart lesions, such as bicuspid aortic valve, ventricular septal flaw, patent ductus arteriosus, transposition of the fantastic arteries, atrioventricular canal defects, or left-sided obstructive heart problems, consisting of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Objectives: This review article was aimed to focus in discussing the roles of MRI and Doppler echocardiographic in evaluation and assessment of aortic coarctation.
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive computerized search of literature published in English language, up to December,2016. Involving human subjects only, the search was perfumed through the well-known medical databases; Medline/PubMed, and Emabse, searching studies that discussing the roles of MRI and Doppler echocardiographic in evaluation and assessment of aortic coarctation.
Results: Doppler echocardiography (DE) is presently the very first imaging modality utilized, demonstrating the location and the intensity of the constriction and has the advantage of estimating noninvasively the pressure gradient throughout the narrowing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been acknowledged as the noninvasive imaging method of option for the examination of aortic coarctation before repair surgery.
Conclusion: MRI also appears to be the most efficient technique to follow-up patients after coarctation repair work and identify postoperative complications. Echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for evaluation of the heart. Among the major benefits of DE is the ability to measure the gradient throughout the coarctation sector. In addition, the existence of associated hereditary heart and valve abnormalities and heart function can also be examined effectively in a noninvasive way.
Keywords: Doppler echocardiography (DE), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Title: Roles of MRI and Doppler Echocardiographic In Evaluation of Aortic Coarctation: Review
Author: Atheer Ali Altalhi, Alrumaisaa Ahmad Abdu Daafi, Alaa Ahmed Hamoud Abutaleb, Khadija Mohammed Mashhor, Feddah Mohammed Hakami
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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