Utility of CT in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve abnormalities.
Pratik S VelangiRajat KalraJeremy MarkowitzPrabhjot Singh NijjarPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
CT may provide superior characterization in comparison to echocardiography for the identification of the cause of prosthetic valve dysfunction, and complementary information to echocardiography for the evaluation of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- computed tomography
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- image quality
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary hypertension
- positron emission tomography
- oxidative stress
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- social media
- clinical evaluation