BookJames K. Min, Daniel S. Berman, Jonathon Leipsic, editors.
Summary: Over the last decade, remarkable innovations in transcatheter technologies have led to the rapid development of minimally invasive therapies that have challenged conventional treatment. Amongst these, none is as remarkable as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). An archetype of bench-to-bedside medicine, the origins of TAVR spanned the expertise and vision of clinicians, engineers, researchers and imagers. With increasing numbers of TAVR procedures and large-scale trials demonstrating an unparalleled reduction in mortality for inoperable patients with severe aortic valvular disease, the theme underpinning the foundation of TAVR that of a multidisciplinary approach to its development persists in its practice. This approach brings together a diverse group of experts to optimize patient outcomes and this extends to the convergence of different types of imaging specialists and modalities to support preparation for and performance and follow-up of TAVR. Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement assembles the very best authorities in the field to create the ultimate resource to address the imaging needs associated with TAVR. It provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of aortic stenosis, the evidence supporting the use of TAVR, and an integrated approach to the indications, procedural aspects and pitfalls of imaging in TAVR. The reader will also gain an insight into which tests are optimal in specific situations and a step-wise method to harvest all the essential information provided with each modality. Thus, this book represents a key resource for all working in the field whether they be in training or practicing physicians, cardiac researchers, cardiac imagers, interventionalists, clinical cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, or any medical professional involved in the management of these patients.
Contents:
Why we need this book
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Review of Current Evidence
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Current Evidence From Large Multicenter Registries
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Interventionalist's View
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Surgeons View
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Clinician's Perspective Aortic Stenosis: Natural and Unnatural (Treated) History
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: What the near-term future holds and what evidence is needed?
Structural Design of Transcatheter Aortic Valves: General Concepts Related to Imaging
Native and Prosthetic Valve Stenosis
Low-Flow and Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Consideration in the Context of TAVR
Pathologic Findings in Aortic Stenosis
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis
CT Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis
MRI Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis
Positron Emission Tomography Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis
Coronary Artery Disease and Aortic Stenosis
Common Cardiac Pathologies Associated with Aortic Stenosis
Extravascular and Extracardiac Findings on MDCT for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Planning
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Pre-procedural assessment and procedural techniques to minimize risk for acute kidney injury
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Adverse Cerebrovascular Events
Aortoiliofemoral assessment: MDCT
Aortoiliofemoral assessment: MRA
Aortoiliofemoral Angiography and IVUS
Aortic Annular Geometry and Sizing: Echocardiography
Aortic Annular Geometry and Sizing: CT
Co-Axial Angle prediction for TAVR: CT
Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography for Planning Transcatheter Aortic Valve Sizing
Imaging for transfemoral versus transapical approaches to TAVR: What differences are important?
Common Uses of Echocardiography for TAVR
Angiography and rotational angiography for TAVR
Fusion Imaging for TAVR
Valve-in-valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: do imaging requirements change
Intraprocedural Use of Echocardiography for TAVR
Complications of TAVR
Case-Based Examples of Complications Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Structural and Hemodynamic Integrity of the Implanted TAVR Valve
How can imaging pre-clinical models help us with TAVR?
What future studies are needed for TAVR imaging?