Transesophageal echocardiographic scoring for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Impact of aortic cusp calcification on postoperative aortic regurgitation Andrea Colli, MD, PhD, Roberto D’Amico, Stat Sci, Joerg Kempfert, MD, Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD, Thomas Walther, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 142, Issue 5, Pages 1229-1235 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.026 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Illustrative examples of different calcification patterns (A–C) using echocardiographic images, corresponding schematic drawings, and score values for variables. RCC, Right coronary cusp; LCC, left coronary cusp; NCC, noncoronary cusp and aortic commisures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 1229-1235DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.026) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Illustrative examples of different calcification patterns (A–C) using echocardiographic images, corresponding schematic drawings, and score values for variables. RCC, Right coronary cusp; LCC, left coronary cusp; NCC, noncoronary cusp and aortic commisures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 1229-1235DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.026) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Distribution of patients with trivial/mild and moderate paravalvular leak by amount of prosthetic valve oversizing (absent: 0 and 1 mm; normal: 2 and 3 mm; excessive: >3 mm). AR, Aortic regurgitation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 1229-1235DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.026) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions