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Transesophageal echocardiographic scoring for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Impact of aortic cusp calcification on postoperative aortic regurgitation 

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1 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 (November 2011) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 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  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 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  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 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  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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