TY - JOUR T1 - Complementary role of cardiac CT in the assessment of aortic valve replacement dysfunction JF - Open Heart JO - Open Heart DO - 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000494 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - e000494 AU - Alastair J Moss AU - Marc R Dweck AU - John G Dreisbach AU - Michelle C Williams AU - Sze Mun Mak AU - Timothy Cartlidge AU - Edward D Nicol AU - Gareth J Morgan-Hughes Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://openheart.bmj.com/content/3/2/e000494.abstract N2 - Aortic valve replacement is the second most common cardiothoracic procedure in the UK. With an ageing population, there are an increasing number of patients with prosthetic valves that require follow-up. Imaging of prosthetic valves is challenging with conventional echocardiographic techniques making early detection of valve dysfunction or complications difficult. CT has recently emerged as a complementary approach offering excellent spatial resolution and the ability to identify a range of aortic valve replacement complications including structural valve dysfunction, thrombus development, pannus formation and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. This review discusses each and how CT might be incorporated into a multimodal cardiovascular imaging pathway for the assessment of aortic valve replacements and in guiding clinical management. ER -