Primary Care

Cardiovascular Imaging

Questions discussed in this category

What is a reasonable approach to coronary calcification that is incidentally found on CT in a patient who does not have symptoms suggestive of angina?

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What is a reasonable surveillance strategy in terms of preferred imaging modality and frequency of monitoring for suspected AV bioprosthetic stenosis in patients status post SAVR?

1 Answer available

What are your outpatient surveillance strategies (biomarkers, imaging, symptoms) to monitor response to treatment for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiac involvement?

How do you determine duration of therapy for Tafamidis, or is it continued indefinitely for the patient?

1 Answer available

When should cardiac MRI be obtained alongside standard echocardiography for outpatient monitoring of the progression of chronic aortic regurgitation?

How often should cardiac MRI be ordered in this context?

1 Answer available

Among asymptomatic patients with chronic, severe primary MR, can serial global longitudinal strain measurements assist with determining timing for repeat surveillance TEEs and/or facilitate timing for MVR?

1 Answer available

When should we integrate CT calcium scoring into routine outpatient practice to arbitrate severity of aortic stenosis?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Neth Heart J, 2020 Feb

Global longitudinal strain to predict left ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation: literature review.

Presse Med, 2011 Oct 05

[Benfluorex and valvular heart disease].

Circulation. Heart failure, 2021 Dec 20

Long-Term Survival With Tafamidis in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.

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