Chandrasekar B, Panchadar S, Almerri K, Garashi M. Pre-discharge
18F-Flourodeoxyglucose uptake pattern following transcatheter aortic-valve replacement and adverse prognostic features in aortic stenosis.
Indian Heart J 2023;
75:386-389. [PMID:
37567445 PMCID:
PMC10568057 DOI:
10.1016/j.ihj.2023.08.002]
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Abstract
18F-Flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) has been shown to be of utility in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis. In the present study, we sought to analyze the relationship between 18F-FDG-PET/CT performed before discharge in TAVR patients and adverse prognostic features of aortic stenosis. We analyzed the association between 18F-FDG-PET/CT uptake pattern and degree of left ventricular mass index, aortic root dilatation, and aortic leaflet calcification extent. This is the first study to demonstrate that pre-discharge 18F-FDG-PET/CT in patients undergoing TAVR shows a significant negative correlation between 18F-FDG uptake pattern and adverse prognostic features.
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