Effect of low contrast medium-dose CTA on device sizing and access vessel assessment for TAVR

Autor: Michael P. Fischbein, William F. Fearon, Dominika Suchá, L. Molvin, K. Bogart, Aya Kino, Xingxing S. Cheng, Dominik Fleischmann
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: European journal of radiology. 124
ISSN: 1872-7727
Popis: Purpose Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates, leading to concerns regarding contrast medium (CM) safety. We evaluated (a) the impact of low-CM imaging on pre-TAVR measurements and (b) postcontrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) prevalence after dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) in TAVR candidates. Methods All TAVR candidates with CKD (SCr≥1.5 mg/dL) who underwent weight-based low-CM, low-pitch helical 3rd-generation DSCT in a one-year period were included, and matched to standard-CM, non-CKD controls (N = 50). Image quality (IQ) and pre-TAVR measurement interobserver variability were evaluated. Renal function change and PC-AKI were studied in the entire TAVR cohort, irrespective of scan mode (N = 153). Results Low-CM in CKD (N = 25) was performed with median 68 mL CM [52–87], 90 kV [80–90] and SCr 1.6 mg/dL [1.5–1.9], and standard-CM without CKD with median 116 mL CM [96–134], 100 kV [90–110] and SCr 1.0 mg/dL [0.9–1.1](P 0.85). Interobserver-agreement was lower in low-CM, causing prosthesis size disagreement in 5/25 (kappa-0.73) versus 0/25 with standard-CM (kappa-1.00), and transfemoral eligibility disagreement in 4/25 (kappa-0.68) versus 2/25 (kappa-0.84), respectively. Mean 1-month SCr-change in the low-CM TAVR cohort (N = 35) was −1 % [−12 to +7 %] and in standard-CM (N = 118) 0 % [−8 to +10 %](P > 0.3). PC-AKI occurred in none. Conclusion Low-CM third-generation-DSCT achieves good IQ in TAVR candidates with CKD, and seems safe, with no apparent renal function deterioration or prevalence of PC-AKI. However, standard-CM protocols in non-CKD patients provide higher measurement reproducibility. Low-CM protocols should therefore be reserved for patients at high risk for PC-AKI.
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