CT measured pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratio stratified by echocardiographically obtained systolic pulmonary artery pressure values for noninvasive detection of pulmonary hypertension in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis.
Elke BoxhammerJoseph KletzerJörg KellermairBernhard ScharingerReinhard KaufmannMatthias HammererHermann BlessbergerClemens SteinwenderMichael LichtenauerKlaus HerganUta C HoppeStefan HechtPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2023)
PA/AA-ratio ≥ 0.80 is a promising radiological parameter that can provide information about mortality in patients with severe AS undergoing TAVR; combined with biomarkers it may contribute to noninvasive detection of PH in patients with severe AS.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- aortic valve
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- early onset
- aortic valve replacement
- blood pressure
- heart failure
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- real time pcr
- healthcare
- left ventricular
- drug induced
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- image quality
- atrial fibrillation