Overview
The EVIDENTIA Registry is a multicenter study designed to evaluate valvular heart disease (VHD) using cardiac CT. It aims to assess cardiac valve anatomy, function, and myocardial characteristics through detailed CT analysis.
- Assessing the accuracy of cardiac CT in evaluating cardiac structure, volume, function, and myocardium in VHD patients.
- Comparing the severity, classification, and etiology (primary vs. functional) of VHD.
- Monitoring serial changes in VHD severity via echocardiography.
- Investigating the relationship between echocardiographic and CT-derived parameters.
- Examining the correlation between imaging findings, VHD interventions, and patient prognosis.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with at least moderate valvular heart disease who had a cardiac CT with 64 or more rows
- 18 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 18 years old
- Acute VHD
- Infectious endocarditis
- Patients with post-VHD intervention
- Poor CT image quality for analyzing CT data.