Aortic valve area using computed tomography-derived correction factor to improve the validity of left ventricular outflow tract measurements.
Ebraham AlskafTarun GuptaAttila KardosPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)
CF of 1.13 derived from MDCTA improved the accuracy of TTE-derived LVOT area and AVA and improved correlation with hemodynamic variables in AS patients. Reclassification of AS patients using CF may have clinical applicability for patient selection for early intervention.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- computed tomography
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic stenosis
- randomized controlled trial
- cystic fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- positron emission tomography
- patient reported outcomes