Coronary artery assessment by multidetector computed tomography in patients with prosthetic heart valves
Autor: | Ricardo P. J. Budde, Anje M. Spijkerboer, Jesse Habets, Renee B.A. van den Brink, Steven A. J. Chamuleau, Willem P.Th.M. Mali, Ruben Uijlings |
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Přispěvatelé: | ACS - Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Cardiology, Other Research, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Other departments |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques Coronary Artery Disease Coronary artery Artefacts Sensitivity and Specificity Coronary artery disease Internal medicine Multidetector computed tomography medicine Prevalence Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Computed tomography Prosthetic heart Neuroradiology Netherlands Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Reproducibility of Results Interventional radiology General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Tomography x ray computed medicine.anatomical_structure Prosthetic heart valve Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Heart Valve Prosthesis Cardiology Female Radiology business Artifacts Tomography X-Ray Computed Cardiac Artery |
Zdroj: | European Radiology European radiology, 22(6), 1278-1286. Springer Verlag |
ISSN: | 0938-7994 |
Popis: | Objectives Patients with prosthetic heart valves may require assessment for coronary artery disease. We assessed whether valve artefacts hamper coronary artery assessment by multidetector CT. Methods ECG-gated or -triggered CT angiograms were selected from our PACS archive based on the presence of prosthetic heart valves. The best systolic and diastolic axial reconstructions were selected for coronary assessment. Each present coronary segment was scored for the presence of valve-related artefacts prohibiting coronary artery assessment. Scoring was performed in consensus by two observers. Results Eighty-two CT angiograms were performed on a 64-slice (n = 27) or 256-slice (n = 55) multidetector CT. Eighty-nine valves and five annuloplasty rings were present. Forty-three out of 1160 (3.7%) present coronary artery segments were non-diagnostic due to valve artefacts (14/82 patients). Valve artefacts were located in right coronary artery (15/43; 35%), left anterior descending artery (2/43; 5%), circumflex artery (14/43; 32%) and marginal obtuse (12/43; 28%) segments. All cobalt-chrome containing valves caused artefacts prohibiting coronary assessment. Biological and titanium-containing valves did not cause artefacts except for three specific valve types. Conclusions Most commonly implanted prosthetic heart valves do not hamper coronary assessment on multidetector CT. Cobalt-chrome containing prosthetic heart valves preclude complete coronary artery assessment because of severe valve artefacts. Key Points • Most commonly implanted prosthetic heart valves do not hamper coronary artery assessment • Prosthetic heart valve composition determines the occurrence of prosthetic heart valve-related artefacts • Björk–Shiley and Sorin tilting disc valves preclude diagnostic coronary artery segment assessment |
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