Imaging of valvular heart disease.
Imaging plays a fundamental role in the current diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease (VHD) and in the preclinical and clinical research aiming at the development of novel pharmacologic or interventional therapies. Doppler echocardiography remains the primary imaging technique for the clinical management of VHD. However, the multifaceted and complex nature of VHD and the rapid development of transcatheter valve therapies has led to a spectacular increase in the use of multimodality imaging in the past decade. The purpose of this article is to review the current and emerging roles of the different imaging modalities in the diagnosis and treatment of VHD and to present the new directions for future research and clinical applications.
Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Québec, Canada. philippe.pibarot@med.ulaval.ca
Philippe
P
Pibarot
Éric
É
Larose
Jean
J
Dumesnil
D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity