Fibrotic Lung Disease at CT Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Cheng Ting LinMatthew J CzarnyAmira HussienRani K HasanBrian T GaribaldiElliot K FishmanJon R ResarStefan Loy ZimmermanPublished in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2020)
The presence of fibrosis on baseline CT scans was an independent predictor of adverse events after TAVR. In particular, fibrosis had improved predictive value in both patients without known CLD and patients without airway obstruction.Supplemental material is available for this article.© RSNA, 2020.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- patients undergoing
- computed tomography
- newly diagnosed
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- systemic sclerosis
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- dual energy
- left ventricular
- patient reported outcomes