Structural Heart

The prevalence of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI ranges from 40% to 75%. According to single-center studies, between 3.5% and 5.7% of TAVI patients required PCI after TAVI. “As the indication for TAVR expands to lower risk patients with a better long-term prognosis, the need for repeat coronary angiography and

TAVI, just like any structural heart disease intervention, relies on effective imaging earlier, throughout, and after the procedure. Imaging’s role in percutaneous valve replacement is comparable to that of appropriate exposure and visualisation in open surgical valve replacement. Visualisation improves the speed, safety, and predictability of the procedure. In addition, imaging throughout the procedure is

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a three-dimensional technology that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to acquire detailed pictures of a patient’s heart.Unlike certain other imaging techniques, it doesn’t use ionising radiation, so patients don’t need to be exposed to harmful X-rays or radioactive substances. In the assessment of aortic valve disease, cardiac MRI yields

Multislice computed tomography (MultiSlice CT) is the most comprehensive and non-invasive imaging modality to evaluate candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. It can help confirm the severity of aortic stenosis and assess procedural feasibility, as well as device sizing. Evaluation of the Peripheral Arteries and Aorta Procedures to implant transcatheter aortic valves, particularly when done

In the past few years, transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been one of the main breakthroughs in the treatment of patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis who are at high risk for surgery. In patients with either self-expandable or balloon-expandable valvular prostheses, transcatheter aortic valve implantation has shown to be technically feasible and has provided