Pre-interventional assessment and calcification score of the aortic valve and annulus, with multi-detector CT, in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the Medtronic CoreValve
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) provides an acceptable alternative for aortic valve replacement in the elderly, but needs accurate pre-procedural imaging to optimise intervention. Objectives: To evaluate an alternative manual aortic valve calcification scoring system wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-06-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Radiology |
Online Access: | https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/762 |