I08
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with higher grade aortic stenosis (valve opening area 40mmHg, vmax> 4m / sec), performing a Tc99-SPECT / CT based on justifying clinical indication, age =18 years, written consent of the patient for prospective data collection regarding Tc99-SPECT / CT, possibly regarding CMR and follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to give consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis in patients with higher grade aortic valve stenosis - evaluation using non-invasive imaging: SPECT/CT or cardiac MRI (CMR). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of cardiac MRI (T1/T2 mapping) to quantitative SPECT / CT evaluation. Follow-up of the patients with regard to the prognostic relevance of the imaging examinations for any undesirable cardiac events in an observation period of 2 years. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie & Kreislauferkrankungen