Aortic valve calcium scoring on cardiac computed tomography: Ready for clinical use?

Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease in developed countries,1 characterized by progressive fibrocalcific changes within the valve leaflets leading to eventual outflow tract obstruction. Severe symptomatic stenosis is an indication for aortic valve replacement, and timely referral is essential to prevent adverse clinical events. The evaluation of AS severity is routinely performed using echocardiography and commonly graded using the peak aortic jet velocity, mean gradient, and aortic valve area.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - March 11, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Omar Dzaye, Seamus P. Whelton, Michael J. Blaha Source Type: research