Assessment of Left Atrial Volumes and Function in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients by Dual-Source CT

Abstract

Even if DSCT slightly overestimates left atrial volumes with respect to MRI, results remain clinically valid. Bicaval surgical technique offers improved left atrial performance compared with standard biatrial anastomosis. DSCT may be used as a reliable tool to estimate left atrial parameters in orthotopic heart transplant recipients.