Analysis of Calcium Patterns in the Thoracic Aorta and Clinical Outcomes of TAVR Patients Presenting with Porcelain Aorta.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: In the presence of porcelain aorta (PA), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a class I therapeutic indication for the treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis. To date, few studies have analyzed the clinical outcomes of TAVR in PA patients. We aim to analyze the calcification patterns of the thoracic aorta in PA patients and to evaluate their clinical implications for TAVR procedures. Methods: This study included 161 patients who had PA confirmed through pre-operative CT and underwent TAVR between 11/2014 and 12/2022. The primary outcome was to perform a multi-slice CT (MSCT) analysis assessing the calcification in the proximal, middle, and distal thoracic aortic segments. Each segment was divided into quadrants for scoring calcifi

SUBMITTER: Campanella C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11766034 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature