Post-TAVR aortogram: Transform it into a modern tool for prognosis and efficiency.
Pradeep K YadavIan C GilchristPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Video densitometry after aortography can provide objective assessment of aortic regurgitation post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) Contrast density ratio between the left ventricular outflow track and proximal aorta (LVOT-AR) of >0.17 suggests greater than mild aortic insufficiency and correlates with echo findings LVOT-AR of >0.17 is associated with higher 30-day and 1-year mortality.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- risk factors
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular disease
- cardiovascular events
- pulmonary artery
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- computed tomography