Table 1.
Presence of valve-related artefacts classified per prosthetic heart valve (PHV) manufacturer and position
| Manufacturer | Type | PHV type | Number per valve position (number of valves that cause PHV-related artefacts) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aortic | Mitral | Pulmonary | Tricuspid | Total | |||
| Carbomedics | Mechanical | Bileaflet | 21 (0) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (1) |
| St Jude | Mechanical | 8 (2) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (5) | |
| ON-X | Mechanical | 5 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 6 (0) | |
| Sorin bileaflet | Mechanical | 5 (3) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 7 (4) | |
| Duromedics | Mechanical | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Medtronic Hall | Mechanical | Tilting disc | 9 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (0) |
| Sorin monoleaflet | Mechanical | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
| Björk–Shiley | Mechanical | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (4) | |
| CE | Annuloplasty ring | 0 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 5(0) | |
| Perimount | Biological | 15 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (0) | |
| Mitroflow | Biological | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Medtronic mosaic | Biological | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | |
| Freestyle | Biological | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Epic St Jude | Biological | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 73 (9) | 18 (7) | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 94 (17) | ||
The number of PHVs causing artefacts prohibiting assessment of at least one coronary artery segment are presented in parentheses