BACKGROUND: @entity1615 tends to be complicated with spine and ribcage deformities. In addition to the coronal curvature, among the features of @entity1635 , @entity764 , @entity717 , cardiac compression and an aortic left shift are also observed. Aorta is known to shift in a leftward direction, especially at the mid-thoracic level. The cause of aortic left shift in @entity1635 is not known. To clarify the features of a @entity85 , especially the relationship of the aortic left shift and the flat @entity764 , we investigated the CT scan images of @entity1635 @entity1 . METHODS: For the measurement of @entity1635 @entity1 , the pre-operative CT scans of 22 @entity1 with @entity1514 were recruited. For controls, 25 age-matched non- @entity1635 @entity1 were recruited. The aortic location, the @entity717 angle and chest depth were measured by CT scan. The chest depth was defined as the smallest inner chest cavity depth between the anterior vertebral body and the anterior inner chest wall. RESULTS: @entity764 in @entity1635 @entity1 was found to be significantly narrower than the control group at every thoracic level, from T6 to T11. The aortic left shift was significantly larger in @entity1635 @entity1 at all measured levels. The chest depth correlated with an aortic leftward shift (r = 0.49). The aortic location was found to be correlated with the @entity717 angle (r = -0.52), and the @entity717 angle correlated with the thoracic side curvature (r = 0.61) CONCLUSIONS: In @entity1635 , an aortic left shift correlated with both @entity764 and the @entity717 .

Aortic location and flat XXXX : a prospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1615 :: ('OMIM:181800', 'Disease') :: ['Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis'] @entity1635 :: ('MESH:D012600', 'Disease') :: ['scoliosis', 'right thoracic scoliosis'] @entity1514 :: ('MESH:D013896', 'Disease') :: ['non-congenital right thoracic scoliosis'] @entity764 :: ('MESH:D013898', 'Disease') :: ['flat chest', 'chest in scoliosis', 'Chest depth'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['ribcage rotation'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['scoliosis deformity']
@entity764 :: (MESH:D013898,Disease) :: ['chest in scoliosis']
