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Husser O, Holzamer A, Resch M, Endemann DH, Nunez J, Bodí V, Schmid C, Riegger GA, Gössmann H, Hamer O, Stroszczynski C, Luchner A, Hilker M, Hengstenberg C

Prosthesis sizing for transcatheter aortic valve implantation--comparison of three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography with multislice computed tomography.

Int. J. Cardiol.. 2013 Oct;168(4):3431-8, PMID: 23688431

The complex anatomy of the aortic annulus warrants the use of three dimensional (3D) modalities for prosthesis sizing in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has been used for this purpose, but its use may be restricted because of contrast administration. 3D transesophageal echocardiography (3D-TEE) lacks this limitation and data on comparison with MSCT is scarce. We compared 3D-TEE with MSCT for prosthesis sizing in TAVI.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

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