A Suspicious Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan Finding After Aortic Valve Replacement

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 612-614
Author(s):  
Gianluca Santise ◽  
Giuseppe D’Ancona ◽  
Sergio Sciacca ◽  
Francesco Pirone ◽  
Salvatore Gruttadauria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Abdominal Computed Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

scholarly journals Pathologic confirmation of valve thrombosis detected by four-dimensional computed tomography following valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambarish Gopal ◽  
Nathalia Ribeiro ◽  
John J Squiers ◽  
Elizabeth M Holper ◽  
Michael Black ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ◽  
Thrombus Formation ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
4D Ct ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Valve Thrombosis

A major concern regarding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is leaflet thrombosis. Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) is the preferred imaging modality to evaluate patients with suspected valve thrombosis. To date, the abnormal findings visualized by 4D-CT suggestive of leaflet thrombosis have lacked pathologic confirmation from a surgically explanted valve in a surviving patient. Herein, we provide pathologic confirmation of thrombus formation following surgical explantation of a thrombosed TAVR prosthesis that was initially identified by 4D-CT. 

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