Analysis of the aortic root in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing early repair: Form follows function Katrien François, MD, PhD, David Creytens, MD, Katya De Groote, MD, Joseph Panzer, MD, Kristof Vandekerckhove, MD, Daniel De Wolf, MD, PhD, Thierry Bové, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 4, Pages 1555-1559 (October 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.11.044 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Degree of histologic disturbance found in aortic biopsy specimens. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1555-1559DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.11.044) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Evolution of aortic root z-scores. STJ, Sinotubular junction. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1555-1559DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.11.044) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Evolution of indexed aortic root diameters over time. AnI, Indexed aortic annulus diameter; SinI, indexed aortic sinus diameter; STJI, indexed sinotubular junction diameter; OP, operation. *P < .05 for change at each aortic root component; §P < .05 for change at level of annulus and sinus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 1555-1559DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.11.044) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions