Background In patients with bicuspid valve (BAV), ascending aorta (AAo) dilatation may be
caused by altered flow patterns and wall shear stress (WSS). These differences may explain …

Background—Ascending aortic dilation is important in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease,
with increased risk of aortic dissection. We used cardiovascular MR to understand the …

(1) Background: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequent congenital cardiac disease.
Alteration of ascending aorta diameter is a consequence of shear stress alterations due to …

Abstract Objective Three-dimensional (3D) time-resolved phase-contrast cardiac magnetic
resonance (4D flow CMR) allows for unparalleled quantification of blood velocity. Despite …

Introduction Phase contrast MRI allows for the examination of complex hemodynamics in the
heart and adjacent great vessels. Vortex flow patterns seem to play an important role in …

Background Diseases of the descending aorta have emerged as a clinical issue in Marfan
syndrome following improvements in proximal aorta surgical treatment and the consequent …

Cardiac four‐dimensional phase‐contrast magnetic resonance imaging (4D PC‐MRI)
acquisitions have gained increasing clinical interest in recent years. They allow to non …

Background: Blood flow assessment is essential to fully understand cardiovascular function
in disease pathologies and for identification of individuals at long-term risk of cardiovascular …

Aims To assess aortic flow and stiffness in patients with Loeys–Dietz syndrome (LDS) by 4D
flow and cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and compare the results with those …

Purpose The congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) affects 1 in 2500 newborns
annually in the US and typically requires surgical repair of the right ventricular outflow tract …