Computed tomography-derived Hounsfield units for the differentiation between thrombosis and leaflet fibrosis in bioprosthetic heart valves
A value of 105 HU on CTA provides good discriminatory power to distinguish between leaflet fibrosis (as defined by a lack of response to oral anticoagulation) and thrombosis after bioprosthetic valve replacement and may help in choosing optimal treatment.
Authors
- Johannes Brado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-0588)
- Martin Soschynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-1829)
- Tobias Krauß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-2054)
- Jonas Hein
- Manuel Hein
- J M Minners
- C S Schlett
- P B Breitbart
- R Schmitt
- Philipp Ruile
- Dirk Westermann
- Hannah Billig
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Research in Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-026-02857-y
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Herzstiftung