TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of imaging in interventions on structural heart disease
AU - Carminati, Mario
AU - Agnifili, Mauro
AU - Arcidiacono, Carmelo
AU - Brambilla, Nedy
AU - Bussadori, Claudio
AU - Butera, Gianfranco
AU - Chessa, Massimo
AU - Heles, Mohammed
AU - Micheletti, Angelo
AU - Negura, Diana G.
AU - Piazza, Luciane
AU - Saracino, Antonio
AU - Testa, Luca
AU - Tusa, Maurizio
AU - Bedogni, Francesco
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Recent technological progresses have led to the development of new devices and procedures which have greatly improved the chance to effectively treat structural heart diseases in both children and adults. Interventional cardiology has been receiving fast and wide implementation as an effective alternative treatment to surgery for several congenital and acquired diseases. The advent of transcatheter valve implantation/repair techniques constitutes one of the main breakthroughs of the last decades. Such development and implementation is strictly related to a continuous progress in cardiac imaging as well. Indeed, multimodality cardiac imaging (such as X-ray, echocardiography, MRI, multidetector computed tomography) has become essential in providing accurate patient selection and in monitoring the interventional procedures in order to optimize the success rate and minimize the frequency of complications. The current article aims at reviewing the role of multimodality imaging for planning and guiding interventions in several structural heart diseases.
AB - Recent technological progresses have led to the development of new devices and procedures which have greatly improved the chance to effectively treat structural heart diseases in both children and adults. Interventional cardiology has been receiving fast and wide implementation as an effective alternative treatment to surgery for several congenital and acquired diseases. The advent of transcatheter valve implantation/repair techniques constitutes one of the main breakthroughs of the last decades. Such development and implementation is strictly related to a continuous progress in cardiac imaging as well. Indeed, multimodality cardiac imaging (such as X-ray, echocardiography, MRI, multidetector computed tomography) has become essential in providing accurate patient selection and in monitoring the interventional procedures in order to optimize the success rate and minimize the frequency of complications. The current article aims at reviewing the role of multimodality imaging for planning and guiding interventions in several structural heart diseases.
KW - Interventional cardiology
KW - Multimodality cardiac imaging
KW - Non-invasive imaging techniques
KW - Patient selection
KW - Percutaneous treatment
KW - Procedural guidance
KW - Structural heart disease
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U2 - 10.1586/14779072.2013.854166
DO - 10.1586/14779072.2013.854166
M3 - Article
C2 - 24215196
AN - SCOPUS:84888030254
SN - 1477-9072
VL - 11
SP - 1659
EP - 1676
JO - Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
JF - Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
IS - 12
ER -