Clinical outcome and morphologic analysis after endovascular aneurysm repair using the Excluder endograft.

Objective: Long-term follow-up after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is very scarce, and doubt remains regarding the durability of these procedures. We designed a retrospective cohort study to assess long-term clinical outcome and morphologic changes in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) treated by EVAR using the Excluder endoprosthesis (W. L.

Cardiac CT: necessary for precise sizing for transcatheter aortic implantation.

Sizing for transcutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVI) relies on non-invasive imaging. Incorrect sizing may result in adverse outcomes including paraprosthetic regurgitation, asymmetrical expansion which may impair prosthesis durability and, in the case of severe sizing errors, device embolisation or aortic root rupture. This review addresses the optimal approach for sizing.

Comparison of the value of coronary calcium detection to computed tomographic angiography and exercise testing in patients with chest pain.

The aim of this study was to investigate the value of coronary calcium detection by computed tomography compared to computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and exercise testing to detect obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable chest pain. A total of 471 consecutive patients with new stable chest complaints were scheduled to undergo dual-source multislice computed tomography (Siemens, Germany; coronary calcium score [CCS] and coronary CTA) and exercise electrocardiography (XECG). Clinically driven invasive quantitative angiography was performed in 98 patients.