Pericardial effusion following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: echocardiography and multi-detector row computed tomography evaluation.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
; 31(1): 37-43, 2015 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Although pericardial effusion (PE) early after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been reported in few registries, late PE at follow-up remains unexplored. Particularly, after transapical TAVI, diagnosis of PE with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) may be challenging. The present evaluation assessed the incidence of PE early after TAVI and at 1 month follow-up using TTE and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). The agreement between TTE and MDCT to diagnose the presence and severity of PE at 1 month follow-up was evaluated. Overall 293 patients undergoing TAVI were included. Pre-discharge TTE was performed in all patients. At 1 month, repeat TTE was performed in 234 patients and additional MDCT evaluation in 143 patients. Pre-discharge small and moderate PE was observed in 74.1 and 4.1 % of patients, respectively, whereas significant PE was diagnosed in 8 (2.7 %) patients without differences between procedural access 1.6 versus 3.6 % for transfemoral and transapical respectively, p = 0.474. At 1 month new-onset moderate PE was noted in 6 (2.5 %) patients all of who underwent transapical TAVI. MDCT and TTE disagreed on the grade of PE in 38 patients. Importantly, one patient with small PE on TTE was considered having moderate PE and two patients with small and moderate PE were considered having large PE. Also, two patients with moderate PE on echocardiography were considered small PE on MDCT. In conclusions, significant PE early after TAVI is infrequent. The prevalence of small and moderate PE remains stable at 1 month follow-up. MDCT refines the diagnosis of significant PE.
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Asunto principal:
Estenosis de la Válvula Aórtica
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Derrame Pericárdico
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Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Ecocardiografía Doppler de Pulso
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Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas
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Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
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Países Bajos