Imaging to select and guide transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Eur Heart J
; 35(24): 1578-87, 2014 Jun 21.
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| ID: mdl-24459198
ABSTRACT
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is indicated for patients with severe aortic stenosis and high or prohibitive surgical risk. Patients' selection requires clinical and anatomical selection criteria, being the later determined by multimodality imaging evaluation. Echocardiography, multislice computed tomography (MSCT), angiography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) are the methods available to determine the anatomical suitability for the procedure. Imaging assists in the selection of bioprosthesis type, prosthetic sizing and in the decision of the best vascular access. In this review, we present our critical appraisal on the use of imaging to best patients' selection and procedure guidance in TAVI.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Heart J
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain