18F-FLUORIDE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY PREDICTS BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE DEGENERATION

We hypothesised that 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) could detect bioprosthetic valve degeneration before functional deterioration was apparent. Patients with established bioprosthetic valve dysfunction (cohort 1) were compared to patients without known