T1 mapping, ECV and ICV before and after aortic valve replacement

Methods A prospective CMR T1 mapping study of 37 patients with severe AS before and six months after aortic valve replacement (AVR) was conducted. CMR at 1.5 T, including T1 mapping using a modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence (before and 15 minutes after the administration of 0.2 mmol/kg of Gadoteric acid), was carried out. Global T1 values, ECV, ICV have been measured before and six months after surgery.