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Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
Published in: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 7/2016

Open Access 01-07-2016 | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (V Puntmann and E Nagel)

The Role of Imaging in Aortic Valve Disease

Authors: Russell J. Everett, David E. Newby, Andrew Jabbour, Zahi A. Fayad, Marc R. Dweck

Published in: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports | Issue 7/2016

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Aortic valve disease is the most common form of heart valve disease in developed countries. Imaging remains central to the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with both aortic stenosis and regurgitation and has traditionally been performed with echocardiography. Indeed, echocardiography remains the cornerstone of aortic valve imaging as it is cheap, widely available and provides critical information concerning valve hemodynamics and ventricular function.

Recent Findings

Whilst diagnostic in the vast majority of patients, echocardiography has certain limitations including operator variability, potential for measurement errors and internal inconsistencies in severity grading. In particular, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis is common and challenging to diagnose. Aortic valve imaging may therefore be improved with alternative and complimentary multimodality approaches.

Summary

This review investigates established and novel techniques for imaging both the aortic valve and the myocardial remodelling response including echocardiography, computed tomography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. Moreover, we examine how the complementary information provided by each modality may be used in both future clinical practice and the research arena.
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Metadata
Title
The Role of Imaging in Aortic Valve Disease
Authors
Russell J. Everett
David E. Newby
Andrew Jabbour
Zahi A. Fayad
Marc R. Dweck
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1941-9066
Electronic ISSN: 1941-9074
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-016-9383-z

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