Aortic insufficiency following transcatheter aortic valve replacement is underestimated by echocardiography compared with cardiac MRI
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Background The degree of aortic insufficiency (AI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been identified as a predictor of increased mortality. Since even mild AI is associated with increased mortality in some studies, accurate quantification of post-TAVR AI is critical. Assessment of AI by echocardiography is typically performed by visual inspection and semi-quantitative methods. Most post-TAVR AI is paravalvular, however echocardiography has limited ability to quantify multiple eccentric paravalvular jets. Using flow quantification methods, cardiac MRI (CMR) may more accurately quantify AI severity post-TAVR and therefore more accurately assess risk in this population.
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