The Potential of Blood Speckle Imaging and 18F-Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Evaluating the Progression and Inflammation in Aortic Stenosis.

Abstract

https://e-jcvi.org Aortic stenosis disease progression occurs through serial inflammatory reactions, calcification, and fibrosis, which are associated with various physiological pathways.1)2) There are no active disease biomarkers available for its detection or personalized treatments that can delay inflammation progression.1)3) Currently, cardiovascular calcification is visualized using noninvasive conventional imaging modalities such as echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR).4)