2022
Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication?
Ahmad Y, Makkar R, Sondergaard L. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication? Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 72: 78-83. PMID: 35675882, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeaflet thickeningAortic bioprosthesesLeaflet motionSurgical aortic valve replacementSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve implantationSubclinical leaflet thrombosisSurgical aortic bioprosthesesSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementAortic valve implantationForm of strokeThrombotic complicationsValve implantationValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical riskLeaflet thrombosisEffective therapyComputed tomographyValve functionRandomized dataValve durabilityClinical implicationsNatural history
2017
Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography–Derived Fractional Flow Reserve : A Systematic Review
Cook CM, Petraco R, Shun-Shin MJ, Ahmad Y, Nijjer S, Al-Lamee R, Kikuta Y, Shiono Y, Mayet J, Francis DP, Sen S, Davies JE. Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography–Derived Fractional Flow Reserve : A Systematic Review. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 803-810. PMID: 28538960, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional flow reserveFlow reserveDiagnostic accuracyFFR-CTSystematic reviewTomography-derived fractional flow reserveVessel diagnostic accuracyPatient-specific factorsSpectrum of diseasePreferred Reporting ItemsSubsequent patient carePeer-reviewed journalsInvasive angiogramMean ageMyocardial ischemiaNoninvasive testsComputed tomographyReporting ItemsDuplicate studiesPatient careMeta-AnalysisCliniciansSystematic searchInvasive FFRScientific meetings