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Editorial
. 2017 Jan 1;103(1):8-9.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310297. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Aortic stenosis and CT calcium scoring: is it for everyone?

Timothy R G Cartlidge  1 , Tania A Pawade  1 , Marc R Dweck  1
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Editorial

Aortic stenosis and CT calcium scoring: is it for everyone?

Timothy R G Cartlidge et al. Heart. .
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Figure 1
A 58-year-old woman with aortic stenosis investigated by echocardiography and CT. (A) Doppler echocardiography demonstrating a peak aortic valve (AV) velocity of 3.6 m/s, a mean gradient of 27 mm Hg and an aortic valve area (AVA) of 0.8 cm2 based upon the continuity equation. (B) Non-contrast calcium scoring CT in the axial plane showing minimal aortic valve calcification (AV calcium score 37 AU). (C) Images from contrast-enhanced CT in the en face plane and (D) coronal plane revealing marked leaflet thickening with low attenuation signal suggestive of valve fibrosis. AO, aorta; AV, aortic valve; AVA, aortic valve areas; PG, pressure gradient; VTI, velocity time integral.
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