Ultrasound detects heart dysfunction after successful repair of aortic narrowing
New echocardiographic ultrasound methods can non-invasively evaluate deformation of the heart muscle in order to identify abnormal function in children who were operated for coarctation (narrowing) of the aorta. Surgical intervention in infants is a worldwide and often vital procedure, but new research reveals that echocardiography post-surgery can and should be used to detect early and asymptomatic heart dysfunction.
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