Utilities of 320-slice computed-tomography for evaluation of tricuspid valve annular diameter before tricuspid-valve-plasty compared with the direct-measurement of tricuspid valve annular diameter during open heart-surgery

Hiroyuki Takaoka; Nobusada Funabashi; Akihisa Kataoka; Masae Uehara; Tomoko Umazume; Goro Matsumiya; Masashi Kabasawa; Yoshihide Fujimoto; Yoshio Kobayashi

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.097

Utilities of 320-slice computed-tomography for evaluation of tricuspid valve annular diameter before tricuspid-valve-plasty compared with the direct-measurement of tricuspid valve annular diameter during open heart-surgery

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2889-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.097. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Authors

Hiroyuki Takaoka¹, Nobusada Funabashi, Akihisa Kataoka, Masae Uehara, Tomoko Umazume, Goro Matsumiya, Masashi Kabasawa, Yoshihide Fujimoto, Yoshio Kobayashi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Cyhuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.

PMID: 23642607
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.097

No abstract available

Keywords: 320-Slice computed-tomography; Direct-measurement of tricuspid valve annular diameter; Open heart-surgery; Tricuspid valve annular diameter; Tricuspid-valve-plasty.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Male
Organ Size
Preoperative Care*
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Tricuspid Valve / pathology
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*