Complementary role of cardiac CT in the assessment of aortic valve replacement dysfunction.
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Journal Article
Abstract
Aortic valve replacement is the second most common cardiothoracic procedure in the UK. With an ageing population, there are an increasing number of patients with prosthetic valves that require follow-up. Imaging of prosthetic valves is challenging with conventional echocardiographic techniques making early detection of valve dysfunction or complications difficult. CT has recently emerged as a complementary approach offering excellent spatial resolution and the ability to identify a range of aortic valve replacement complications including structural valve dysfunction, thrombus development, pannus formation and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. This review discusses each and how CT might be incorporated into a multimodal cardiovascular imaging pathway for the assessment of aortic valve replacements and in guiding clinical management.
Date Issued
2016-10-14
Date Acceptance
2016-10-14
Citation
Open Heart, 2016, 3 (2)
ISSN
2053-3624
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Journal / Book Title
Open Heart
Volume
3
Issue
2
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This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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PII: openhrt-2016-000494
Publication Status
Published online
Article Number
e000494