CT-Angiography–Based Evaluation of the Aortic Annulus for Prosthesis Sizing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)–Predictive Value and Optimal Thresholds for Major Anatomic Parameters

Florian Schwarz; Philipp Lange; Dominik Zinsser; Martin Greif; Peter Boekstegers; Christoph Schmitz; Maximilian F. Reiser; Christian Kupatt; Hans C. Becker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103481

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CT-Angiography–Based Evaluation of the Aortic Annulus for Prosthesis Sizing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)–Predictive Value and Optimal Thresholds for Major Anatomic Parameters

Florian Schwarz ,

* E-mail: Florian.Schwarz@med.uni-muenchen.de

Affiliation Institute for Clinical Radiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Philipp Lange,

Affiliation Medical Clinic I – Cardiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Dominik Zinsser,

Affiliation Institute for Clinical Radiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Martin Greif,

Affiliation Medical Clinic I – Cardiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Peter Boekstegers,

Affiliation HELIOS Klinikum Siegburg, HELIOS Kliniken GmbH, Siegburg, Germany
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Christoph Schmitz,

Affiliation Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Maximilian F. Reiser,

Affiliations Institute for Clinical Radiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Christian Kupatt,

Affiliations Medical Clinic I – Cardiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Hans C. Becker

Affiliations Institute for Clinical Radiology, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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CT-Angiography–Based Evaluation of the Aortic Annulus for Prosthesis Sizing in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)–Predictive Value and Optimal Thresholds for Major Anatomic Parameters

Florian Schwarz,
Philipp Lange,
Dominik Zinsser,
Martin Greif,
Peter Boekstegers,
Christoph Schmitz,
Maximilian F. Reiser,
Christian Kupatt,
Hans C. Becker

Published: August 1, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103481

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