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Opolski MP, Staruch AD, Jakubczyk M, Min JK, Gransar H, Staruch M, Witkowski A, Kepka C, Kim WK, Hamm CW, Möllmann H, Achenbach S. CT Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Stenoses in Patients Referred for Cardiac Valve Surgery. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 9:1059-1070. [PMID: 27344418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Feuchtner G. Imaging of cardiac valves by computed tomography. SCIENTIFICA 2013; 2013:270579. [PMID: 24490107 PMCID: PMC3893874 DOI: 10.1155/2013/270579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This paper describes "how to" examine cardiac valves with computed tomography, the normal, diseased valves, and prosthetic valves. A review of current scientific literature is provided. Firstly, technical basics, "how to" perform and optimize a multislice CT scan and "how to" interpret valves on CT images are outlined. Then, diagnostic imaging of the entire spectrum of specific valvular disease by CT, including prosthetic heart valves, is highlighted. The last part gives a guide "how to" use CT for planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), an emerging effective treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis. A special focus is placed on clinical applications of cardiac CT in the context of valvular disease.
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- Gudrun Feuchtner
- Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Larsen LH, Kofoed KF, Carstensen HG, Mejdahl MR, Andersen MJ, Kjaergaard J, Nielsen OW, Køber L, Møgelvang R, Hassager C. Aortic valve area assessed with 320-detector computed tomography: comparison with transthoracic echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 30:165-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0295-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pre-operative CT coronary angiography in patients with mitral valve prolapse referred for surgical repair: Comparison of accuracy, radiation dose and cost versus invasive coronary angiography. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:2889-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lee AM, Beaudoin J, Thai WE, Wai B, Hui GC, Sidhu MS, Engel LC, Abbara S, Hoffmann U, Ghoshhajra BB. Feasibility of aortic valve assessment with low dose prospectively triggered adaptive systolic (PTAS) cardiac computed tomography angiography. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:158. [PMID: 23602055 PMCID: PMC3640955 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) is feasible for aortic valve evaluation, but retrospective gated protocols required high radiation doses for aortic valve assessment. A prospectively triggered adaptive systolic (PTAS) cardiac CT protocol was recently described in arrhythmia using second-generation dual-source CT. In this study, we sought to evaluate the feasibility of PTAS CTA to assess the aortic valve at a low radiation dose. FINDINGS A retrospective cohort of 29 consecutive patients whom underwent PTAS protocols for clinical indications other than aortic valve assessment and whom also received echocardiography within 2 months of CT, was identified. Images were reviewed for aortic valve morphology (tricuspid/bicuspid/prosthetic) and stenosis (AS) by experienced blinded readers. Accuracy versus echocardiography and radiation doses were assessed. CONCLUSIONS PTAS CTA protocols using second-generation dual-source CT for aortic valve evaluation are feasible at low doses. This protocol should be investigated further in larger cohorts.
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Buttan AK, Yang EH, Budoff MJ, Vorobiof G. Evaluation of valvular disease by cardiac computed tomography assessment. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2012; 6:381-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Larsen LH, Kofoed KF, Dalsgaard M, Kristensen T, Elming H, Steinbrüchel DA, Køber L, Kelbæk H, Hassager C. Assessment of coronary artery disease using coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with aortic valve stenosis referred for surgical aortic valve replacement. Int J Cardiol 2012; 168:126-31. [PMID: 23073274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients referred for aortic valve replacement (AVR) a pre-surgical assessment of coronary artery disease is mandatory to determine the possible need for additional coronary artery bypass grafting. The diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography (coronary CTA) was evaluated in patients with aortic valve stenosis referred for surgical AVR. METHODS Between March 2008 and March 2010 a total of 181 consecutive patients were included. All patients underwent pre-surgical coronary CTA (64- or 320-detector CT scanner) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA). The analyses were performed blinded to each other. RESULTS The mean ± SD age of the included patients was 71 ± 9 years and 59% were male. The prevalence of significant coronary artery stenosis >70% by ICA was 36%. Average heart rate during coronary CTA was 65 ± 16 b pm. In a patient based analysis 94% of the patients (171/181) were considered fully evaluable. Coronary CTA had a sensitivity of 68%, a specificity of 91%, a positive predictive value of 81%, and a negative predictive value of 83%. Advanced age, obstructive lung disease, NYHA function class III/IV, and high Agatston score were found to be significantly associated with disagreement between ICA and coronary CTA in univariate analysis. CONCLUSION In patients with aortic valve stenosis referred for surgical AVR the diagnostic accuracy of coronary CTA to identify significant coronary artery disease is moderate. Coronary CTA may be used successfully in a subset of patients with low age, no chronic obstructive lung disease, NYHA function class<III and low coronary Agatston score.
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- L Hornbech Larsen
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.
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Johnson PT, Horton KM, Fishman EK. Aortic Valve and Ascending Thoracic Aorta: Evaluation With Isotropic MDCT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 195:1072-1081. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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- Pamela T. Johnson
- All authors: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N Caroline St., Rm. 3140D, Baltimore, MD 21287
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Shikata F, Nagashima M, Kawachi K, Kido T, Watanabe K, Ryugo M, Imagawa H, Mochizuki T. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Dual-source computed tomography for visualization of the abnormal motion of the aortic cusp after re-replacement of the mitral valve. Circ J 2010; 74:2241-3. [PMID: 20668348 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Fumiaki Shikata
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan
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Planimetry of the aortic valve orifice area: comparison of multislice spiral computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Eur J Radiol 2009; 77:426-35. [PMID: 19783394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Revised: 08/17/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the comparability of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for measuring the aortic valve orifice area (AVA) and grading aortic valve stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven individuals, among them 18 patients with valvular stenosis, underwent AVA planimetry by both MSCT and MRI. In the subset of patients with valvular stenosis, AVA was also calculated from transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTE) using the continuity equation. RESULTS There was excellent correlation between MSCT and MRI (r = 0.99) and limits of agreement were in an acceptable range (± 0.42 cm(2)) although MSCT yielded a slightly smaller mean AVA than MRI (1.57 ± 0.83 cm(2) vs. 1.67 ± 0.98 cm(2), p < 0.05). However, in the subset of patients with valvular stenosis, the mean AVA was not different between MSCT and MRI (1.05 ± 0.30 cm(2) vs. 1.04 ± 0.39 cm(2); p > 0.05). The mean AVAs on both MSCT and MRI were systematically larger than on TTE (0.88 ± 0.28 cm(2), p < 0.001 each). Using an AVA of 1.0 cm(2) on TTE as reference, the best threshold for detecting severe-to-critical stenosis on MSCT and MRI was an AVA of 1.25 cm(2) and 1.30 cm(2), respectively, resulting in an accuracy of 96% each. CONCLUSION Our study specifies recent reports on the suitability of MSCT for quantifying AVA. The data presented here suggest that certain methodical discrepancies of AVA measurements exist between MSCT, MRI and TTE. However, MSCT and MRI have shown excellent correlation in AVA planimetry and similar accuracy in grading aortic valve stenosis.
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Gaztanaga J, Pizarro G, Sanz J. Evaluation of cardiac valves using multidetector CT. Cardiol Clin 2009; 27:633-44. [PMID: 19766920 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cardiac CT is an accurate and reasonable alternative modality for valvular imaging. It is used primarily for the evaluation of coronary artery disease; however, important information regarding valvular anatomy and function can be derived from CT. Calcification is a common CT finding in various valvular abnormalities and carries important diagnostic and prognostic value. In addition, valvular morphology, stenosis, and regurgitation also are detected on contrast enhanced scans, with good correlation with trans-thoracic echocardiography and other techniques.
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- Juan Gaztanaga
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Pernès JM, Sirol M, Chabbert V, Christiaens L, Alison D, Hamon M, Caussin C. Les indications actuelles du scanner cardiaque. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(09)70351-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Differences in Aortic Valve Area Measured with CT Planimetry and Echocardiography (Continuity Equation) Are Related to Divergent Estimates of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192:1668-73. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.08.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Shah RG, Novaro GM, Blandon RJ, Whiteman MS, Asher CR, Kirsch J. Aortic valve area: meta-analysis of diagnostic performance of multi-detector computed tomography for aortic valve area measurements as compared to transthoracic echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 25:601-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9464-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dennie CJ, Leipsic J, Brydie A. Canadian Association of Radiologists: Consensus Guidelines and Standards for Cardiac CT. Can Assoc Radiol J 2009; 60:19-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Carole J. Dennie
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia and St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Kume T, Okura H, Kawamoto T, Watanabe N, Hayashida A, Neishi Y, Miyamoto Y, Imai K, Yamada R, Yoshida K. Clinical Implication of Energy Loss Coefficient in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Diagnosed by Doppler Echocardiography. Circ J 2008; 72:1265-9. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.1265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School
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