Surgical decision-making in aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis: the influence of electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography [ADULT CARDIAC]

CONCLUSIONS In patients with aortic PVE, ECG-gated CT provides additional information over TEE regarding perivalvular extension of infection, which can influence surgical decision-making. Furthermore, ECG-gated CT provides a non-invasive coronary angiogram and can in most cases replace invasive coronary angiography in the preoperative evaluation.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Basic research vascular ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research