Three-dimensional imaging of the aortic valve geometry for prosthesis sizing prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Christoph Hammerstingl; Robert Schueler; Marcel Weber; Alexander Ghanem; Nikos Werner; Mariuca Vasa Nicotera; Daniel Thomas; Fritz Mellert; Wolfgang Schiller; Hans H Schild; Armin Welz; Eberhard Grube; Georg Nickenig; Jan-Malte Sinning

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.220

Three-dimensional imaging of the aortic valve geometry for prosthesis sizing prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jul 1;174(3):844-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.220. Epub 2014 Apr 26.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
² Department of Radiology, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.

PMID: 24816525
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.220

No abstract available

Keywords: 3D echocardiography; Computed tomography; Paravalvular aortic regurgitation; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Cohort Studies
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis* / standards
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Male
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / instrumentation
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / standards
Ultrasonography