TAVI-CT score to evaluate the anatomic risk in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) requires thorough preprocedural planning with non-invasive imaging, including computed tomography (CT). The plethora of details obtained with thoraco-abdominal CT represents a challenge for accurate and synthetic decision-making. We devised and tested a comprehensive score suitable to summarize CT exams when planning TAVI. An original comprehensive scoring system (TAVI-CT score) was devised, including details on cardiac, aortic, iliac and femoral artery features. The score was applied to a prospectively collected series of patients undergoing TAVI at our institution, driving decision making on access and prosthesis choice. Different TAVI-CT score groups were compared in terms of procedural success, acute complications, and early clinical outco

SUBMITTER: Corcione N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature