An MRI Study of Neurological Injury Before and After Congenital Heart Surgery

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Authors

William T. Mahle · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Federica Tavani · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Robert A. Zimmerman · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Susan C. Nicolson · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Kristin K. Galli · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

J. William Gaynor · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

Mild ischemic lesions, primarily in the form of PVL, occur in a number of neonates with CHD before surgery and >50% of patients postoperatively. Resolution of these lesions is common 4 to 6 months after surgery. Longer-term follow-up is needed to determine the significance of perioperative ischemic lesions on functional outcome.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Heart Disease Studies Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 106, Issue 12_suppl_1, pp. I109-14

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000032908.33237.b1

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