Preoperative Computed Tomography Angiography Reveals Leaflet-Specific Calcification and Excursion Patterns in Aortic Stenosis
Chen I, Vedula V, Malik S, Liang T, Chang A, Chung K, Sayed N, Tsao P, Giacomini J, Marsden A, Wu J. Preoperative Computed Tomography Angiography Reveals Leaflet-Specific Calcification and Excursion Patterns in Aortic Stenosis. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: 1122-1132. PMID: 34915729, PMCID: PMC9206593, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.121.012884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve areaAortic stenosisNoncoronary cuspMale patientsCalcium scoreCoronary cuspValve areaNormal valvesEvaluation of aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementComputed tomography angiogramRight coronary cuspLeft coronary cuspNormal aortic valveRight coronary arteryAS severityValve replacementLeaflet thickeningOstial occlusionCalcification loadAortic valveLeaflet excursionCoronary arteryPatientsHealth system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan
Edwards J, Barry M, Essam D, Elsayed M, Abdulkarim M, Elhossein B, Mohammed Z, Elnogomi A, Elfaki A, Elsayed A, Chang A. Health system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan. Global Health Research And Policy 2021, 6: 35. PMID: 34598719, PMCID: PMC8486630, DOI: 10.1186/s41256-021-00222-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansPenicillin G BenzathineRheumatic Heart DiseaseSudanConceptsBenzathine penicillin GRheumatic heart disease careTreatment adherenceHealth system factorsHealth system levelHealth service factorsPatient self-efficacyHealth system infrastructureProphylaxis adherenceFactors associated with increased likelihoodPatient-level factorsAssociated with increased oddsCross-sectional surveyLocal healthcare systemMixed-methods studyFocus group discussionsHeart disease careImprove treatment adherenceHealthcare staffingRHD careBackgroundRheumatic heart diseaseFacility staffingDisease careHealthcare accessPatient knowledge