TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic evaluation and treatment strategy in patients with suspected prosthetic heart valve dysfunction: The incremental value of MDCT
AU - Suchá, Dominika
AU - Symersky, Petr
AU - van den Brink, Renee B. A.
AU - Tanis, Wilco
AU - Laufer, Eduard M.
AU - Meijs, Matthijs F. L.
AU - Habets, Jesse
AU - de Mol, Bas A. J. M.
AU - Mali, Willem P. Th M.
AU - Chamuleau, Steven A. J.
AU - van Herwerden, Lex A.
AU - Budde, Ricardo P. J.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In patients with suspected prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction, routine evaluation echocardiography and fluoroscopy may provide unsatisfactory results for identifying the cause of dysfunction. This study assessed the value of MDCT as a routine, complementary imaging modality in suspected PHV-dysfunction for diagnosing the cause of PHV dysfunction and proposing a treatment strategy. Patients with suspected PHV dysfunction were prospectively recruited. All patients underwent routine diagnostic work-up (TTE, TEE ± fluoroscopy) and additional MDCT imaging. An expert panel reviewed all cases and assessed the diagnosis and treatment strategy, first based on routine evaluation only, second with additional MDCT information. Forty-two patients were included with suspected PHV obstruction (n = 30) and PHV regurgitation (n = 12). The addition of MDCT showed incremental value to routine evaluation in 26/30 (87%) cases for detecting the specific cause of PHV obstruction and in 7/12 (58%) regurgitation cases for assessment of complications and surgical planning. The addition of MDCT resulted in treatment strategy change in 8/30 (27%) patients with suspected obstruction and 3/12 (25%) patients with regurgitation. In addition to echocardiography and fluoroscopy, MDCT may identify the cause of PHV dysfunction and alter the treatment strategy
AB - In patients with suspected prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction, routine evaluation echocardiography and fluoroscopy may provide unsatisfactory results for identifying the cause of dysfunction. This study assessed the value of MDCT as a routine, complementary imaging modality in suspected PHV-dysfunction for diagnosing the cause of PHV dysfunction and proposing a treatment strategy. Patients with suspected PHV dysfunction were prospectively recruited. All patients underwent routine diagnostic work-up (TTE, TEE ± fluoroscopy) and additional MDCT imaging. An expert panel reviewed all cases and assessed the diagnosis and treatment strategy, first based on routine evaluation only, second with additional MDCT information. Forty-two patients were included with suspected PHV obstruction (n = 30) and PHV regurgitation (n = 12). The addition of MDCT showed incremental value to routine evaluation in 26/30 (87%) cases for detecting the specific cause of PHV obstruction and in 7/12 (58%) regurgitation cases for assessment of complications and surgical planning. The addition of MDCT resulted in treatment strategy change in 8/30 (27%) patients with suspected obstruction and 3/12 (25%) patients with regurgitation. In addition to echocardiography and fluoroscopy, MDCT may identify the cause of PHV dysfunction and alter the treatment strategy
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Dysfunction
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Heart valve prosthesis
KW - Obstruction
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2016.07.008
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2016.07.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 27452311
SN - 1934-5925
VL - 10
SP - 398
EP - 406
JO - JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
JF - JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
IS - 5
ER -