MDCT to guide transcatheter aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair.
Percutaneous management of valvular heart disease is becoming a reality, with multicenter trials supporting minimally invasive procedures for both aortic and mitral valve disease. Historically, the treatment of choice has been aortic valve replacement with conventional surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, as the prognosis of untreated patients is poor, particularly if the patient is symptomatic. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is now available as a minimally invasive option to treat select high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. At present more than 30,000 procedures have been performed worldwide, mostly confined to patients at high surgical risk. The short- and medium-term outcomes have been promising.
Division of Cardiology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. jleipsic@providencehealth.bc.ca
Jonathon
J
Leipsic
Cameron J
CJ
Hague
Ronen
R
Gurvitch
Amr M
AM
Ajlan
Troy M
TM
Labounty
James K
JK
Min
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods