João Gonçalves Almeida, Sara Moura Ferreira, Paulo Fonseca, Tiago Dias, Cláudio Guerreiro, Ana Raquel Barbosa, Pedro Teixeira, Mónica Carvalho, Wilson Ferreira, Nuno Dias Ferreira, Marco Oliveira, Helena Gonçalves, Pedro Braga, José Ribeiro, João Primo, Vasco Gama Ribeiro
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is often associated with intraventricular conduction disturbances. We aimed to determine the association between implantation depth assessed by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and new-onset conduction abnormalities after TAVR. METHODS: Retrospective single-center study including patients consecutively submitted to TAVR, between August/2007 and October/2016, who underwent routine MDCT 3 months after the procedure...
August 18, 2017: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography