Valvular & structural heart diseaseResearch article
Echocardiography Core Laboratory Methodology for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Methodological review
Study context
- Population
- Post-TAVR echocardiographic endpoints analysed by 2 harmonized echocardiography core laboratories (ECLs) in TAVR trials
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Harmonized ECL methodology for post-TAVR echocardiographic endpoints (VARC-3): feasibility and intra- and inter-ECL reproducibility
- Review presents feasibility and intra- and inter-ECL reproducibility, explains the root cause of potential important inter-ECL variability, and formulates ECL recommendations for optimal post-TAVR image acquisition
Original publication
Echocardiography Core Laboratory Methodology for TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 3 July 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.04.014
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