title: Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: computed tomography scan after valved stent implantation in human cadaver hearts.
abstract: Computed tomography scans were performed before and after aortic valve resection with consecutive implantation of a valved stent in human hearts with highly calcified aortic valves in situ (n=2). This demonstrates that the valved stent shows better fitting in the annulus after removal of the native valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bombien
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hümme
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schünke
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lutter
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002102:Cadaver; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed