Aortic annulus sizing: Echocardiographic versus computed tomography derived measurements in comparison with direct surgical sizing

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 627-633

  Kempfert, Jörg ^a,b   Van Linden, Arnaud ^a,b   Lehmkuhl, Lukas ^a   Rastan, Ardawan J ^a   Holzhey, David ^a   Blumenstein, Johannes ^b   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a   Walther, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic annulus sizing; Aortic valve implantation; Computed tomography (CT); Echocardiography; Imaging; Transcatheter

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTIC ANNULUS SIZE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 84864215288     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs064     Document Type: Article

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