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INCREASED AORTIC WALL INFLAMMATION IN ADULT PATIENTS AFTER SUCCESSFUL COARCTATION REPAIR DETECTED 18F-FDG PET/CT IMAGING

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Inflammation is involved in the mechanisms of premature atherosclerosis and aortopathy of patients with repaired coarctation of aorta (RCoA). We aimed at exploring the role of positron emission tomography/computed tomography… Click to show full abstract

Inflammation is involved in the mechanisms of premature atherosclerosis and aortopathy of patients with repaired coarctation of aorta (RCoA). We aimed at exploring the role of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging for evaluating aortic wall inflammation in patients with

Keywords: coarctation; pet imaging; inflammation; aortic wall; wall inflammation

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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