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Cardiac CT.

Computed Tomography of the heart using rapid, ECG-gated scanning. Provides detailed anatomical images for planning TAVR, evaluating the aorta, and measuring coronary calcium. Increasingly used for preoperative surgical planning.

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What is cardiac ct?

Computed Tomography of the heart using rapid, ECG-gated scanning. Provides detailed anatomical images for planning TAVR, evaluating the aorta, and measuring coronary calcium. Increasingly used for preoperative surgical planning.

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TAVR
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Aortic Aneurysm
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