Understanding the Aortic Root Using Computed Tomographic Assessment: A Potential Pathway to Improved Customized Surgical Repair.
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
; 14(11): e013134, 2021 11.
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There is continued interest in surgical repair of both the congenitally malformed aortic valve, and the valve with acquired dysfunction. Aortic valvar repair based on a geometric approach has demonstrated improved durability and outcomes. Such an approach requires a thorough comprehension of the complex 3-dimensional anatomy of both the normal and congenitally malformed aortic root. In this review, we provide an understanding of this anatomy based on the features that can accurately be revealed by contrast-enhanced computed tomographic imaging. We highlight the complimentary role that such imaging, with multiplanar reformatting and 3-dimensional reconstructions, can play in selection of patients, and subsequent presurgical planning for valvar repair. The technique compliments other established techniques for perioperative imaging, with echocardiography maintaining its central role in assessment, and enhances direct surgical evaluation. This additive morphological and functional information holds the potential for improving selection of patients, surgical planning, subsequent surgical repair, and hopefully the subsequent outcomes.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Imagenología Tridimensional
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos
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Enfermedades de las Válvulas Cardíacas
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos