Aortic valvular imaging with cardiovascular magnetic resonance: seeking for comprehensiveness.

Aortic valvular imaging with cardiovascular magnetic resonance: seeking for comprehensiveness. Br J Radiol. 2018 Oct 02;:20170868 Authors: De Rubeis G, Galea N, Ceravolo I, Dacquino GM, Carbone I, Catalano C, Francone M Abstract Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has an emerging role in aortic valve disease evaluation (AVD), becoming an all-in-one technique. CMR evaluation of the anatomy and flow through the aortic valve has a higher reproducibility than echocardiography. Its unique ability of in-vivo myocardial tissue characterization, significantly improves the risk stratification and management of patients. In addition, CMR is equivalent to cardiac computed tomography angiography for trans-aortic valvular implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement planning; on the other hand, its role in the evaluation of ventricular function improving and post-treatment complications is undisputed. This review encompasses the existing literature regarding the role of CMR in AVD, exploring all the aspects of the disease, from diagnosis to prognosis. PMID: 30277407 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research