Table 3 CT for evaluating patients with mechanical circulatory support devices
Type of scan | Indications | Comments |
|---|---|---|
Non-contrast CT | Preoperative evaluation of lungs and mediastinum | Aortic intimal calcification Chest wall fluid collections, hematoma |
Contrast enhanced CT | Pre- and postoperative evaluation for aorta, mediastinum and cardiac chambers | Aortic ectasia, aneurysm, cardiac thrombus, thoracic and abdominal embolic phenomena, active bleeding |
Prospectively ECG-gated CTA | Pre- and postoperative evaluation of CABG grafts, thrombus, hematoma | Postoperative evaluation for MCS-associated thrombus, hematoma |
Retrospectively ECG-gated CTA | Evaluation of native valves, cardiac function | Aortic and mitral valve and other interventions after LVAD such as transcatheter heart valve replacement |