Quantification of Pulmonary Regurgitation After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot Using Vector Flow Mapping
This is the first report to demonstrate the accurate quantification of PRF by echocardiography using VFM in pediatric patients with rTOF, showing good agreement with CMR results. Particularly in children, VFM may be clinically useful in determining the indication for reintervention for pulmonary valve replacement, offering a possible alternative to CMR, which often requires deep sedation and general anesthesia.
Authors
- Junpei Kawamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-2248)
- Kiyohiro Takigiku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-8146)
- Yuko Saikawa
- Takashi Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-6687)
- Satoshi Yasukochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-5248)
- Tomohiko Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3669-2147)
- Kohta Takei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9845-5828)
- Tomohide Nishiyama
Institutions
- Kagoshima University (JP)
- Fujifilm (Japan) (JP)
- Nagano Children's Hospital (JP)
- New Wave Innovation (GB)
- Aizawa Hospital (JP)
- Imaging Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-24-0273
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71