Key result
Computed tomography supports transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies by enabling exact annular measurements, evaluation of adjacent structures, and assessment of access routes.
Why the study?
Transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies are an emerging field due to the rising number of patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation and high surgical risk, highlighting the need to understand how CT can support these interventions.
Computed tomography plays a key role in pre-procedural planning and intra-procedural guidance for transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions.
CT aids planning for transcatheter tricuspid interventions; leaves open prospective validation of outcome impact.
Transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies are an emerging field in structural heart interventions due to the rising number of patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation and the high risk for surgical treatment. Computed tomography (CT) allows exact measurements of the annular plane, evaluation of adjacent structures, assessment of the access route, and can also be used to identify optimal fluoroscopic projection planes to enhance periprocedural imaging. This review provides an overview of current transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and replacement therapies and to what extent CT can support these interventions.
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Hell et al. (2020) conducted a review in Severe tricuspid regurgitation. Computed tomography (CT) was evaluated. Computed tomography supports transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies by enabling exact annular measurements, evaluation of adjacent structures, and assessment of access routes.