VARIABILITY IN FETAL CEREBROVASCULAR RESISTANCE IN CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: COMPARISON BETWEEN TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES AND HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME
In HLHS, due to intra-cardiac mixing, cerebral oxygen saturation is only mildly diminished in comparison to normal, but cerebral blood volume delivered may be markedly reduced due to a small aorta. [...]cerebrovascular resistance diminishes in order to compensate.
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Published in | Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 67; no. 13; p. 961 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York
Elsevier Inc
05.04.2016
Elsevier Limited |
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Summary: | In HLHS, due to intra-cardiac mixing, cerebral oxygen saturation is only mildly diminished in comparison to normal, but cerebral blood volume delivered may be markedly reduced due to a small aorta. [...]cerebrovascular resistance diminishes in order to compensate. |
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ISSN: | 0735-1097 1558-3597 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0735-1097(16)30962-7 |