Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation.

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Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries Gabriella Agnoletti, PhD, Phalla Ou, PhD, David S. Celermajer, PhD, Younes Boudjemline, PhD, Davide Marini, MD, Damien Bonnet, PhD, Yacine Aggoun, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 135, Issue 3, Pages 568-572 (March 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.020 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Measurement of the aortic arch angle. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 568-572DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.020) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Applanation tonometry. Measurement of pulse pressure and augmentation pressure. SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; P1, first wave inflection; P2, second wave inflection; AG, augmentation pressure; PP, pulse pressure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 568-572DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.020) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Two examples of aortic arch in a child with ASO (A) and a control child (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 568-572DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.020) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions