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- - Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a serious condition that leads to high rates of illness and death, and while not the main imaging method, cardiac computed tomography (CCT) plays an important role in assessing its characteristics.
- - CCT is crucial for determining the severity of conditions like low-flow/low-gradient aortic stenosis by quantifying aortic valve calcification and helps in planning percutaneous treatments effectively.
- - Additionally, CCT provides valuable insights into the causes of VHD, including rarer conditions such as infective endocarditis and valvular tumors.
Article Abstract
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a significant clinical problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. Although not being the primary imaging modality in VHD, cardiac computed tomography (CCT) provides relevant information about its morphology, function, severity grading, and adverse cardiac remodeling assessment. Aortic valve calcification quantification is necessary for grading severity in cases of low-flow/low-gradient aortic stenosis. Moreover, CCT details significant information necessary for adequate percutaneous treatment planning. CCT may help to detail the etiology of VHD as well as to depict other less frequent causes of valvular disease, such as infective endocarditis, valvular neoplasms, or other cardiac pseudomasses.
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