Clinical Utility
In the era of SARS-COV2, limiting procedures, pre-procedural testing and
visits is particularly important. Ideally, in patients with normal
kidney function, combining transthoracic echocardiographic information
with MDCT would potentially avoid the need for preoperative TEE (an
invasive test which requires sedation and esophageal intubation).
Furthermore, MDCT can then be used for adjunctive preoperative coronary
evaluation.