Why the study?
Does visual assessment by 2-dimensional echocardiography reliably determine aortic valve calcium burden and stenosis severity compared to CT and Doppler echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis?
Population
98 participants, including 68 patients with aortic stenosis and 30 control participants without aortic…
Comparison
Visual assessment of aortic valve calcium and… vs Aortic valve calcium score by computed…
Design
Cross-sectional, Images reviewed independently without hemodynamic data
Authors
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Avoid relying on visual 2D echo alone for aortic valve calcification or stenosis; leaves open optimal quantitative echo-CT integration in prospective cohorts.
Does visual assessment by 2-dimensional echocardiography reliably determine aortic valve calcium burden and stenosis severity compared to CT and Doppler echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis?
Visual assessment of aortic stenosis severity and calcium burden by 2D echocardiography alone is unreliable, highlighting the necessity of Doppler hemodynamics and CT calcium scoring.
Quader et al. (2015) studied this question.
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