Complementary role of cardiac computed tomography to transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of prosthetic valve dysfunction

Abstract

Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the article by Suh et al. describingtheadded value of cardiaccomputed tomography(CT) in theevaluationof pannus overgrowth on mechanical prosthetic valves[1]. Cardiac CThas a complementaryrole to transesophageal echocardiographyand be-come an emerging diagnostic tool in the evaluation of mechanical pros-thetic valves