PMID- 28385256 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171025 LR - 20181015 IS - 1876-7591 (Electronic) IS - 1876-7591 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Systematic CT Methodology for the Evaluation of Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis. PG - 461-470 LID - S1936-878X(17)30169-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.02.005 [doi] AB - Subclinical leaflet thrombosis was recently described in a randomized trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It was subsequently demonstrated in a series of registries that this was a commonly observed imaging finding seen in all transcatheter and surgical bioprostheses. The phenomenon has aroused considerable interest due to the as-yet-undefined risk for later clinical events and the possibility of pharmacological intervention with anticoagulation. Subclinical leaflet thrombosis is easily detected noninvasively by technically suitable computed tomography (CT) with a high degree of concordance to transesophageal echocardiography findings. The CT hallmarks were noted to be hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) associated with reduced leaflet motion (RELM). The combination of HALT and RELM signified hypoattenuation affecting motion, the standardized imaging endpoint used. This paper describes the systematic CT evaluation methodology that was devised during the Portico trial investigation and U.S. Food and Drug Administration submission; it also highlights the need for an ongoing discussion among experts to enable, with the help of the Valve Academic Research Consortium, standardization of reporting of this imaging finding to cater to the present and future needs of clinical trials. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Jilaihawi, Hasan AU - Jilaihawi H AD - Heart Valve Center, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: hasanjilaihawi@gmail.com. FAU - Asch, Federico M AU - Asch FM AD - MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network at Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC. FAU - Manasse, Eric AU - Manasse E AD - St. Jude Medical, Minnepolis, Minnesota. FAU - Ruiz, Carlos E AU - Ruiz CE AD - Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey. FAU - Jelnin, Vladimir AU - Jelnin V AD - Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey. FAU - Kashif, Mohammad AU - Kashif M AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Kawamori, Hiroyuki AU - Kawamori H AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Maeno, Yoshio AU - Maeno Y AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Kazuno, Yoshio AU - Kazuno Y AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Takahashi, Nobuyuki AU - Takahashi N AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Olson, Richard AU - Olson R AD - St. Jude Medical, Minnepolis, Minnesota. FAU - Alkhatib, Joe AU - Alkhatib J AD - St. Jude Medical, Minnepolis, Minnesota. FAU - Berman, Daniel AU - Berman D AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Friedman, John AU - Friedman J AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Gellada, Norman AU - Gellada N AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Chakravarty, Tarun AU - Chakravarty T AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Makkar, Raj R AU - Makkar RR AD - Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - JACC Cardiovasc Imaging JT - JACC. Cardiovascular imaging JID - 101467978 SB - IM EIN - JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Jun;10(6):718. PMID: 28595846 MH - Aortic Valve/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology/*surgery MH - Asymptomatic Diseases MH - Bioprosthesis MH - Echocardiography, Transesophageal MH - Heart Valve Prosthesis MH - Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/*adverse effects/instrumentation MH - Humans MH - Predictive Value of Tests MH - Risk Factors MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - Thrombosis/*diagnostic imaging/etiology/therapy MH - *Tomography, X-Ray Computed MH - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/adverse effects/instrumentation MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - TAVI OT - TAVR OT - aortic stenosis OT - aortic valve replacement OT - leaflet thrombosis OT - transcatheter aortic valve implantation OT - transcatheter aortic valve replacement EDAT- 2017/04/08 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/04/08 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/27 06:00 [medline] AID - S1936-878X(17)30169-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.02.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Apr;10(4):461-470. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.02.005.