Multidetector computed tomography in the selection of the optimal surgical approach to the replacement of the aortic valve

Abstract

More than 100 years have passed since the first successful operation on the aortic valve by expanding the stenotic aortic valve through the invaginated aortic wall by A. Taffer in 1914. Since then, medicine has been continuously developing, revealing new methods not only of diagnosis, but also of surgical treatment. One of these cases is, the role of multidetector computed tomography in the selection of the optimal surgical approach to replacing the aortic valve. We present here a review of current evidence on topic.