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Lamy J, Gonzales RA, Xiang J, Seemann F, Huber S, Steele J, Wieben O, Heiberg E, Peters DC. Tricuspid valve flow measurement using a deep learning framework for automated valve-tracking 2D phase contrast. Magn Reson Med 2024. [PMID: 38817154 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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PURPOSE Tricuspid valve flow velocities are challenging to measure with cardiovascular MR, as the rapidly moving valvular plane prohibits direct flow evaluation, but they are vitally important to diastolic function evaluation. We developed an automated valve-tracking 2D method for measuring flow through the dynamic tricuspid valve. METHODS Nine healthy subjects and 2 patients were imaged. The approach uses a previously trained deep learning network, TVnet, to automatically track the tricuspid valve plane from long-axis cine images. Subsequently, the tracking information is used to acquire 2D phase contrast (PC) with a dynamic (moving) acquisition plane that tracks the valve. Direct diastolic net flows evaluated from the dynamic PC sequence were compared with flows from 2D-PC scans acquired in a static slice localized at the end-systolic valve position, and also ventricular stroke volumes (SVs) using both planimetry and 2D PC of the great vessels. RESULTS The mean tricuspid valve systolic excursion was 17.8 ± 2.5 mm. The 2D valve-tracking PC net diastolic flow showed excellent correlation with SV by right-ventricle planimetry (bias ± 1.96 SD = -0.2 ± 10.4 mL, intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.92) and aortic PC (-1.0 ± 13.8 mL, ICC = 0.87). In comparison, static tricuspid valve 2D PC also showed a strong correlation but had greater bias (p = 0.01) versus the right-ventricle SV (10.6 ± 16.1 mL, ICC = 0.61). In most (8 of 9) healthy subjects, trace regurgitation was measured at begin-systole. In one patient, valve-tracking PC displayed a high-velocity jet (380 cm/s) with maximal velocity agreeing with echocardiography. CONCLUSION Automated valve-tracking 2D PC is a feasible route toward evaluation of tricuspid regurgitant velocities, potentially solving a major clinical challenge.
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- Jérôme Lamy
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, LIB, Paris, France
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- Oxford Center for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Kim T, Tjahjadi NS, He X, van Herwaarden JA, Patel HJ, Burris NS, Figueroa CA. Three-Dimensional Characterization of Aortic Root Motion by Vascular Deformation Mapping. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4471. [PMID: 37445507 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The aorta is in constant motion due to the combination of cyclic loading and unloading with its mechanical coupling to the contractile left ventricle (LV) myocardium. This aortic root motion has been proposed as a marker for aortic disease progression. Aortic root motion extraction techniques have been mostly based on 2D image analysis and have thus lacked a rigorous description of the different components of aortic root motion (e.g., axial versus in-plane). In this study, we utilized a novel technique termed vascular deformation mapping (VDM(D)) to extract 3D aortic root motion from dynamic computed tomography angiography images. Aortic root displacement (axial and in-plane), area ratio and distensibility, axial tilt, aortic rotation, and LV/Ao angles were extracted and compared for four different subject groups: non-aneurysmal, TAA, Marfan, and repair. The repair group showed smaller aortic root displacement, aortic rotation, and distensibility than the other groups. The repair group was also the only group that showed a larger relative in-plane displacement than relative axial displacement. The Marfan group showed the largest heterogeneity in aortic root displacement, distensibility, and age. The non-aneurysmal group showed a negative correlation between age and distensibility, consistent with previous studies. Our results revealed a strong positive correlation between LV/Ao angle and relative axial displacement and a strong negative correlation between LV/Ao angle and relative in-plane displacement. VDM(D)-derived 3D aortic root motion can be used in future studies to define improved boundary conditions for aortic wall stress analysis.
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- Taeouk Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Peper ES, van Ooij P, Jung B, Huber A, Gräni C, Bastiaansen JAM. Advances in machine learning applications for cardiovascular 4D flow MRI. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1052068. [PMID: 36568555 PMCID: PMC9780299 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1052068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has evolved as a non-invasive imaging technique to visualize and quantify blood flow in the heart and vessels. Hemodynamic parameters derived from 4D flow MRI, such as net flow and peak velocities, but also kinetic energy, turbulent kinetic energy, viscous energy loss, and wall shear stress have shown to be of diagnostic relevance for cardiovascular diseases. 4D flow MRI, however, has several limitations. Its long acquisition times and its limited spatio-temporal resolutions lead to inaccuracies in velocity measurements in small and low-flow vessels and near the vessel wall. Additionally, 4D flow MRI requires long post-processing times, since inaccuracies due to the measurement process need to be corrected for and parameter quantification requires 2D and 3D contour drawing. Several machine learning (ML) techniques have been proposed to overcome these limitations. Existing scan acceleration methods have been extended using ML for image reconstruction and ML based super-resolution methods have been used to assimilate high-resolution computational fluid dynamic simulations and 4D flow MRI, which leads to more realistic velocity results. ML efforts have also focused on the automation of other post-processing steps, by learning phase corrections and anti-aliasing. To automate contour drawing and 3D segmentation, networks such as the U-Net have been widely applied. This review summarizes the latest ML advances in 4D flow MRI with a focus on technical aspects and applications. It is divided into the current status of fast and accurate 4D flow MRI data generation, ML based post-processing tools for phase correction and vessel delineation and the statistical evaluation of blood flow.
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- Eva S. Peper
- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland,Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland,*Correspondence: Eva S. Peper,
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands,Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland,Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland,Translational Imaging Center (TIC), Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
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Arya N, Schievano S, Caputo M, Taylor AM, Biglino G. Relationship between Pulmonary Regurgitation and Ventriculo-Arterial Interactions in Patients with Post-Early Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: Insights from Wave-Intensity Analysis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11206186. [PMID: 36294505 PMCID: PMC9604580 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11206186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of pulmonary regurgitation (PR) on left ventricular ventriculo-arterial (VA) coupling in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). It was hypothesised that increasing PR severity results in a smaller forward compression wave (FCW) peak in the aortic wave intensity, because of right-to-left ventricular interactions. The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived wave-intensity analysis provided a non-invasive comparison between patients with varying PR degrees. A total of n = 201 patients were studied and both hemodynamic and wave-intensity data were compared. Wave-intensity peaks and areas of the forward compression and forward expansion waves were calculated as surrogates of ventricular function. Any extent of PR resulted in a significant reduction in the FCW peak. A correlation was found between aortic distensibility and the FCW peak, suggesting unfavourable (VA) coupling in patients that also present stiffer ascending aortas. Data suggest that VA coupling is affected by increased impedance.
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- Nikesh Arya
- Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3HJ, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TH, UK
- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3HJ, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TH, UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-117-342-3287
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Ismail TF, Strugnell W, Coletti C, Božić-Iven M, Weingärtner S, Hammernik K, Correia T, Küstner T. Cardiac MR: From Theory to Practice. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:826283. [PMID: 35310962 PMCID: PMC8927633 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.826283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality, causing over 17. 9 million deaths worldwide per year with associated costs of over $800 billion. Improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of CVD is therefore a global priority. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as a clinically important technique for the assessment of cardiovascular anatomy, function, perfusion, and viability. However, diversity and complexity of imaging, reconstruction and analysis methods pose some limitations to the widespread use of CMR. Especially in view of recent developments in the field of machine learning that provide novel solutions to address existing problems, it is necessary to bridge the gap between the clinical and scientific communities. This review covers five essential aspects of CMR to provide a comprehensive overview ranging from CVDs to CMR pulse sequence design, acquisition protocols, motion handling, image reconstruction and quantitative analysis of the obtained data. (1) The basic MR physics of CMR is introduced. Basic pulse sequence building blocks that are commonly used in CMR imaging are presented. Sequences containing these building blocks are formed for parametric mapping and functional imaging techniques. Commonly perceived artifacts and potential countermeasures are discussed for these methods. (2) CMR methods for identifying CVDs are illustrated. Basic anatomy and functional processes are described to understand the cardiac pathologies and how they can be captured by CMR imaging. (3) The planning and conduct of a complete CMR exam which is targeted for the respective pathology is shown. Building blocks are illustrated to create an efficient and patient-centered workflow. Further strategies to cope with challenging patients are discussed. (4) Imaging acceleration and reconstruction techniques are presented that enable acquisition of spatial, temporal, and parametric dynamics of the cardiac cycle. The handling of respiratory and cardiac motion strategies as well as their integration into the reconstruction processes is showcased. (5) Recent advances on deep learning-based reconstructions for this purpose are summarized. Furthermore, an overview of novel deep learning image segmentation and analysis methods is provided with a focus on automatic, fast and reliable extraction of biomarkers and parameters of clinical relevance.
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- Tevfik F. Ismail
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiology Department, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Queensland X-Ray, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Magnetic Resonance Systems Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Magnetic Resonance Systems Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
- Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Lab for AI in Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre of Marine Sciences, Faro, Portugal
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- Medical Image and Data Analysis (MIDAS.lab), Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Berberoğlu E, Stoeck CT, Moireau P, Kozerke S, Genet M. In-silico study of accuracy and precision of left-ventricular strain quantification from 3D tagged MRI. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258965. [PMID: 34739495 PMCID: PMC8570486 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) allows quantifying myocardial tissue deformation and strain based on the tagging principle. In this work, we investigate accuracy and precision of strain quantification from synthetic 3D tagged MRI using equilibrated warping. To this end, synthetic biomechanical left-ventricular tagged MRI data with varying tag distance, spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) were generated and processed to quantify errors in radial, circumferential and longitudinal strains relative to ground truth. Results reveal that radial strain is more sensitive to image resolution and noise than the other strain components. The study also shows robustness of quantifying circumferential and longitudinal strain in the presence of geometrical inconsistencies of 3D tagged data. In conclusion, our study points to the need for higher-resolution 3D tagged MRI than currently available in practice in order to achieve sufficient accuracy of radial strain quantification.
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- Ezgi Berberoğlu
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- MΞDISIM team, Inria, Palaiseau, France
- Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS), École Polytechnique, C.N.R.S., Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- MΞDISIM team, Inria, Palaiseau, France
- Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS), École Polytechnique, C.N.R.S., Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
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Patient-Specific Analysis of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm with the Living Heart Human Model. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8110175. [PMID: 34821741 PMCID: PMC8615119 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8110175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
In ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAAs), aneurysm kinematics are driven by ventricular traction occurring every heartbeat, increasing the stress level of dilated aortic wall. Aortic elongation due to heart motion and aortic length are emerging as potential indicators of adverse events in ATAAs; however, simulation of ATAA that takes into account the cardiac mechanics is technically challenging. The objective of this study was to adapt the realistic Living Heart Human Model (LHHM) to the anatomy and physiology of a patient with ATAA to assess the role of cardiac motion on aortic wall stress distribution. Patient-specific segmentation and material parameter estimation were done using preoperative computed tomography angiography (CTA) and ex vivo biaxial testing of the harvested tissue collected during surgery. The lumped-parameter model of systemic circulation implemented in the LHHM was refined using clinical and echocardiographic data. The results showed that the longitudinal stress was highest in the major curvature of the aneurysm, with specific aortic quadrants having stress levels change from tensile to compressive in a transmural direction. This study revealed the key role of heart motion that stretches the aortic root and increases ATAA wall tension. The ATAA LHHM is a realistic cardiovascular platform where patient-specific information can be easily integrated to assess the aneurysm biomechanics and potentially support the clinical management of patients with ATAAs.
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Lagerstrand KM, Truedsson F, Gao SA, Johansson A, Bech-Hanssen O, Polte CL, Johnsson ÅA. Importance of through-plane heart motion correction for the assessment of aortic regurgitation severity using phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 84:69-75. [PMID: 34560232 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate the influence of through-plane heart motion on the assessment of aortic regurgitation (AR) severity using phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI). APPROACH A patient cohort with chronic AR (n = 34) was examined with PC-MRI. The regurgitant volume (RVol) and fraction (RFrac) were extracted from the PC-MRI data before and after through-plane heart motion correction and was then used for assessment of AR severity. RESULTS The flow volume errors were strongly correlated to aortic diameter (R = 0.80, p < 0.001) with median (IQR 25%;75%): 16 (14; 17) ml for diameter>40mm, compared with 9 (7; 10) ml for normal aortic size (p < 0.001). RVol and RFrac were underestimated (uncorrected:64 ± 37 ml and 39 ± 17%; corrected:76 ± 37 ml and 44 ± 15%; p < 0.001) and ~ 20% of the patients received lower severity grade without correction. CONCLUSION Through-plane heart motion introduces relevant flow volume errors, especially in patients with aortic dilatation that may result in underestimation of the severity grade in patients with chronic AR.
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- Kerstin M Lagerstrand
- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Truedsson F, Polte CL, Gao SA, Johnsson ÅA, Bech-Hanssen O, Lagerstrand KM. Importance of complex blood flow in the assessment of aortic regurgitation severity using phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:3561-3572. [PMID: 34273066 PMCID: PMC8604828 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02341-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate if and how complex flow influences the assessment of aortic regurgitation (AR) using phase contrast MRI in patients with chronic AR. Patients with moderate (n = 15) and severe (n = 28) chronic AR were categorized into non-complex flow (NCF) or complex flow (CF) based on the presence of systolic backward flow volume. Phase contrast MRI was performed repeatedly at the level of the sinotubular junction (Ao1) and 1 cm distal to the sinotubular junction (Ao2). All AR patients were assessed to have non-severe AR or severe AR (cut-off values: regurgitation volume (RVol) ≥ 60 ml and regurgitation fraction (RF) ≥ 50%) in both measurement positions. The repeatability was significantly lower, i.e. variation was larger, for patients with CF than for NCF (≥ 12 ± 12% versus ≥ 6 ± 4%, P ≤ 0.03). For patients with CF, the repeatability was significantly lower at Ao2 compared to Ao1 (≥ 21 ± 20% versus ≥ 12 ± 12%, P ≤ 0.02), as well as the assessment of regurgitation (RVol: 42 ± 34 ml versus 54 ± 42 ml, P < 0.001; RF: 30 ± 18% versus 34 ± 16%, P = 0.01). This was not the case for patients with NCF. The frequency of patients that changed in AR grade from severe to non-severe when the position of the measurement changed from Ao1 to Ao2 was higher for patients with CF compared to NCF (RVol: 5/26 (19%) versus 1/17 (6%), P = 0.2; RF: 4/26 (15%) versus 0/17 (0%), P = 0.09). Our study shows that complex flow influences the quantification of chronic AR, which can lead to underestimation of AR severity when using PC-MRI.
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- Frida Truedsson
- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Sahlgrenska University Hospital, MR-Centre, Bruna stråket 13, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Maragiannis D, Jackson MS, Autry K, Flores Arredondo JH, Aggeli C, Tousoulis D, Zoghbi WA, Shah DJ, Little SH. Functional assessment of bioprosthetic mitral valves by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: An in vitro validation and comparison to Doppler echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2020; 22:55. [PMID: 32727590 PMCID: PMC7392719 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-020-00635-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND A comprehensive non-invasive evaluation of bioprosthetic mitral valve (BMV) function can be challenging. We describe a novel method to assess BMV effective orifice area (EOA) based on phase contrast (PC) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) data. We compare the performance of this new method to Doppler and in vitro reference standards. METHODS Four sizes of normal BMVs (27, 29, 31, 33 mm) and 4 stenotic BMVs (27 mm and 29 mm, with mild or severe leaflet obstruction) were evaluated using a CMR- compatible flow loop. BMVs were evaluated with PC-CMR and Doppler methods under flow conditions of; 70 mL, 90 mL and 110 mL/beat (n = 24). PC-EOA was calculated as PC-CMR flow volume divided by the PC- time velocity integral (TVI). RESULTS PC-CMR measurements of the diastolic peak velocity and TVI correlated strongly with Doppler values (r = 0.99, P < 0.001 and r = 0.99, P < 0.001, respectively). Across all conditions tested, the Doppler and PC-CMR measurement of EOA (1.4 ± 0.5 vs 1.5 ± 0.7 cm2, respectively) correlated highly (r = 0.99, P < 0.001), with a minimum bias of 0.13 cm2, and narrow limits of agreement (- 0.2 to 0.5 cm2). CONCLUSION We describe a novel method to assess BMV function based on PC measures of transvalvular flow volume and velocity integration. PC-CMR methods can be used to accurately measure EOA for both normal and stenotic BMV's and may provide an important new parameter of BMV function when Doppler methods are unobtainable or unreliable.
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- Dimitrios Maragiannis
- Department of Cardiology, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Leoforos Mesogion 138, 11525, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Seemann F, Heiberg E, Carlsson M, Gonzales RA, Baldassarre LA, Qiu M, Peters DC. Valvular imaging in the era of feature-tracking: A slice-following cardiac MR sequence to measure mitral flow. J Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 51:1412-1421. [PMID: 31654470 PMCID: PMC7217167 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background In mitral valve dysfunction, noninvasive measurement of transmitral blood flow is an important clinical examination. Flow imaging of the mitral valve, however, is challenging, since it moves in and out of the image plane during the cardiac cycle. Purpose To more accurately measure mitral flow, a slice‐following MRI phase contrast sequence is proposed. This study aimed to implement such a sequence, validate its slice‐following functionality in a phantom and healthy subjects, and test its feasibility in patients with mitral valve dysfunction. Study Type Prospective. Phantom and Subjects The slice‐following functionality was validated in a cone‐shaped phantom by measuring the depicted slice radius. Sixteen healthy subjects and 10 mitral valve dysfunction patients were enrolled at two sites. Field Strength/Sequence 1.5T and 3T gradient echo cine phase contrast. Assessment A single breath‐hold retrospectively gated sequence using offline feature‐tracking of the mitral valve was developed. Valve displacements were measured and imported to the scanner, allowing the slice position to change dynamically based on the cardiac phase. Mitral valve imaging was performed with slice‐following and static imaging planes. Validation was performed by comparing mitral stroke volume with planimetric and aortic stroke volume. Statistical Tests Measurements were compared using linear regression, Pearson's R, parametric paired t‐tests, Bland–Altman analysis, and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results Phantom experiments confirmed accurate slice displacements. Slice‐following was feasible in all subjects, yielding physiologically accurate mitral flow patterns. In healthy subjects, mitral and aortic stroke volumes agreed, with ICC = 0.72 and 0.90 for static and slice‐following planes; with bias ±1 SDs 23.2 ± 13.2 mls and 8.4 ± 10.8 mls, respectively. Agreement with planimetry was stronger, with ICC = 0.84 and 0.96; bias ±1 SDs 13.7 ± 13.7 mls and –2.0 ± 8.8 mls for static and slice‐following planes, respectively. Data Conclusion Slice‐following outperformed the conventional sequence and improved the accuracy of transmitral flow, which is important for assessment of diastolic function and mitral regurgitation. Level of Evidence: 2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;51:1412–1421.
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- Felicia Seemann
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Physiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.,Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.,Department of Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Wei W, Evin M, Rapacchi S, Kober F, Bernard M, Jacquier A, Kahn CJF, Behr M. Investigating heartbeat-related in-plane motion and stress levels induced at the aortic root. Biomed Eng Online 2019; 18:19. [PMID: 30808342 PMCID: PMC6391796 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-019-0632-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The axial motion of aortic root (AR) due to ventricular traction was previously suggested to contribute to ascending aorta (AA) dissection by increasing its longitudinal stress, but AR in-plane motion effects on stresses have never been studied. The objective is to investigate the contribution of AR in-plane motion to AA stress levels. Methods The AR in-plane motion was assessed on magnetic resonance imagining data from 25 healthy volunteers as the movement of the AA section centroid. The measured movement was prescribed to the proximal AA end of an aortic finite element model to investigate its influences on aortic stresses. The finite element model was developed from a patient-specific geometry using LS-DYNA solver and validated against the aortic distensibility. Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) approach was also used to simulate blood hydrodynamic effects on aortic dilation and stresses. Results The AR in-plane motion was 5.5 ± 1.7 mm with the components of 3.1 ± 1.5 mm along the direction of proximal descending aorta (PDA) to AA centroid and 3.0 ± 1.3 mm perpendicularly under the PDA reference system. The AR axial motion elevated the longitudinal stress of proximal AA by 40% while the corresponding increase due to in-plane motion was always below 5%. The stresses at proximal AA resulted approximately 7% less in FSI simulation with blood flow. Conclusions The AR in-plane motion was comparable with the magnitude of axial motion. Neither axial nor in-plane motion could directly lead to AA dissection. It is necessary to consider the heterogeneous pressures related to blood hydrodynamics when studying aortic wall stress levels. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12938-019-0632-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wei Wei
- Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Aix-Marseille Université, IFSTTAR, LBA, UMR T24, 51 Bd. P. Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France.
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- Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Aix-Marseille Université, IFSTTAR, LBA, UMR T24, 51 Bd. P. Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Aix-Marseille Université, IFSTTAR, LBA, UMR T24, 51 Bd. P. Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée, Aix-Marseille Université, IFSTTAR, LBA, UMR T24, 51 Bd. P. Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France
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Ahmed MK, Adam KF, El-Shafey WE. Assessment of Aortic Root Mechanics in Hypertensive Patients by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2019.93019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Plonek T, Zak M, Burzynska K, Rylski B, Gozdzik A, Kustrzycki W, Beyersdorf F, Jasinski M, Filipiak J. The combined impact of mechanical factors on the wall stress of the human ascending aorta - a finite elements study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2017; 17:297. [PMID: 29262774 PMCID: PMC5738844 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-017-0733-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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- Tomasz Plonek
- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics and Theory of Mechanisms, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics and Theory of Mechanisms, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Heart Centre Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Heart Centre Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics and Theory of Mechanisms, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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Bell V, McCabe EL, Larson MG, Rong J, Merz AA, Osypiuk E, Lehman BT, Stantchev P, Aragam J, Benjamin EJ, Hamburg NM, Vasan RS, Mitchell GF, Cheng S. Relations Between Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Mechanical Function in the Community. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.116.004903. [PMID: 28069573 PMCID: PMC5523643 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Aortic stiffness impairs optimal ventricular–vascular coupling and left ventricular systolic function, particularly in the long axis. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) has recently emerged as a sensitive measure of early cardiac dysfunction. In this study, we investigated the relation between aortic stiffness and GLS in a large community‐based sample. Methods and Results In 2495 participants (age 39–90 years, 57% women) of the Framingham Offspring and Omni cohorts, free of cardiovascular disease, we performed tonometry to measure arterial hemodynamics and echocardiography to assess cardiac function. Aortic stiffness was evaluated as carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity and as characteristic impedance, and GLS was calculated using speckle tracking–based measurements. In multivariable analyses adjusting for age, sex, height, systolic blood pressure, augmentation index, left ventricular structure, and additional cardiovascular risk factors, increased carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (B±SE: 0.122±0.030% strain per SD, P<0.0001) and characteristic impedance (0.090±0.029, P=0.002) were both associated with worse GLS. We observed effect modification by sex on the relation between characteristic impedance and GLS (P=0.004); in sex‐stratified multivariable analyses, the relation between greater characteristic impedance and worse GLS persisted in women (0.145±0.039, P=0.0003) but not in men (P=0.73). Conclusions Multiple measures of increased aortic stiffness were cross‐sectionally associated with worse GLS after adjusting for hemodynamic variables. Parallel reductions in left ventricular long axis shortening and proximal aortic longitudinal strain in individuals with a stiffened proximal aorta, from direct mechanical ventricular‐vascular coupling, offers an alternative explanation for the observed relations.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.,Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
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- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.,Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA.,Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.,Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.,Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA.,Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA .,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Ntsinjana HN, Chung R, Ciliberti P, Muthurangu V, Schievano S, Marek J, Parker KH, Taylor AM, Biglino G. Utility of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-Derived Wave Intensity Analysis As a Marker of Ventricular Function in Children with Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction. Front Pediatr 2017; 5:65. [PMID: 28421174 PMCID: PMC5377542 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study sought to explore the diagnostic insight of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived wave intensity analysis to better study systolic dysfunction in young patients with chronic diastolic dysfunction and preserved ejection fraction (EF), comparing it against other echocardiographic and CMR parameters. BACKGROUND Evaluating systolic and diastolic dysfunctions in children is challenging, and a gold standard method is currently lacking. METHODS Patients with presumed diastolic dysfunction [n = 18; nine aortic stenosis (AS), five hypertrophic, and four restrictive cardiomyopathies] were compared with age-matched control subjects (n = 18). All patients had no mitral or aortic incompetence, significant AS, or reduced systolic EF. E/A ratio, E/E' ratio, deceleration time, and isovolumetric contraction time were assessed on echocardiography, and indexed left atrial volume (LAVi), acceleration time (AT), ejection time (ET), and wave intensity analyses were calculated from CMR. The latter was performed on CMR phase-contrast flow sequences, defining a ratio of the peaks of the early systolic forward compression wave (FCW) and the end-systolic forward expansion wave (FEW). RESULTS Significant differences between patients and controls were seen in the E/E' ratio (8.7 ± 4.0 vs. 5.1 ± 1.3, p = 0.001) and FCW/FEW ratio (2.5 ± 1.6 vs. 7.2 ± 4.2 × 10-5 m/s, p < 0.001), as well as-as expected-LAVi (80.7 ± 22.5 vs. 51.0 ± 10.9 mL/m2, p < 0.001). In particular, patients exhibited a lower FCW (2.5 ± 1.6 vs. 7.2 ± 4.2 × 10-5 m/s, p < 0.001) in the face of preserved EF (67 ± 11 vs. 69 ± 5%, p = 0.392), as well as longer isovolumetric contraction time (49 ± 7 vs. 34 ± 7 ms, p < 0.001) and ET/AT (0.35 ± 0.04 vs. 0.27 ± 0.04, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study shows that the wave intensity-derived ratio summarizing systolic and diastolic function could provide insight into ventricular function in children, on top of CMR and echocardiography, and it was here able to identify an element of ventricular dysfunction with preserved EF in a small group of young patients.
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- Hopewell N Ntsinjana
- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Cardiology Division, CH Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Hospital "Bambino Gesù", Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,School of Clinical Sciences, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wendell DC, Samyn MM, Cava JR, Krolikowski MM, LaDisa JF. The Impact of Cardiac Motion on Aortic Valve Flow Used in Computational Simulations of the Thoracic Aorta. J Biomech Eng 2016; 138:2531718. [PMID: 27367143 DOI: 10.1115/1.4033964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Advancements in image-based computational modeling are producing increasingly more realistic representations of vasculature and hemodynamics, but so far have not compensated for cardiac motion when imposing inflow boundary conditions. The effect of cardiac motion on aortic flow is important when assessing sequelae in this region including coarctation of the aorta (CoA) or regurgitant fraction. The objective of this investigation was to develop a method to assess and correct for the influence of cardiac motion on blood flow measurements through the aortic valve (AoV) and to determine its impact on patient-specific local hemodynamics quantified by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A motion-compensated inflow waveform was imposed into the CFD model of a patient with repaired CoA that accounted for the distance traveled by the basal plane during the cardiac cycle. Time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS) and turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) values were compared with CFD results of the same patient using the original waveform. Cardiac motion resulted in underestimation of flow during systole and overestimation during diastole. Influences of inflow waveforms on TAWSS were greatest along the outer wall of the ascending aorta (AscAo) (∼30 dyn/cm2). Differences in TAWSS were more pronounced than those from the model creation or mesh dependence aspects of CFD. TKE was slightly higher for the motion-compensated waveform throughout the aortic arch. These results suggest that accounting for cardiac motion when quantifying blood flow through the AoV can lead to different conclusions for hemodynamic indices, which may be important if these results are ultimately used to predict patient outcomes.
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Singh S, Xu X, Pepper J, Izgi C, Treasure T, Mohiaddin R. Effects of aortic root motion on wall stress in the Marfan aorta before and after personalised aortic root support (PEARS) surgery. J Biomech 2016; 49:2076-2084. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Catheter-induced dissection of a normal right coronary artery: Reappraisal of the underlying mechanisms. Egypt Heart J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2015.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Advanced flow MRI: emerging techniques and applications. Clin Radiol 2016; 71:779-95. [PMID: 26944696 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques provide non-invasive and non-ionising methods for the highly accurate anatomical depiction of the heart and vessels throughout the cardiac cycle. In addition, the intrinsic sensitivity of MRI to motion offers the unique ability to acquire spatially registered blood flow simultaneously with the morphological data, within a single measurement. In clinical routine, flow MRI is typically accomplished using methods that resolve two spatial dimensions in individual planes and encode the time-resolved velocity in one principal direction, typically oriented perpendicular to the two-dimensional (2D) section. This review describes recently developed advanced MRI flow techniques, which allow for more comprehensive evaluation of blood flow characteristics, such as real-time flow imaging, 2D multiple-venc phase contrast MRI, four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI, quantification of complex haemodynamic properties, and highly accelerated flow imaging. Emerging techniques and novel applications are explored. In addition, applications of these new techniques for the improved evaluation of cardiovascular (aorta, pulmonary arteries, congenital heart disease, atrial fibrillation, coronary arteries) as well as cerebrovascular disease (intra-cranial arteries and veins) are presented.
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Wittek A, Karatolios K, Fritzen CP, Bereiter-Hahn J, Schieffer B, Moosdorf R, Vogt S, Blase C. Cyclic three-dimensional wall motion of the human ascending and abdominal aorta characterized by time-resolved three-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2016; 15:1375-88. [PMID: 26897533 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-016-0769-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The aim of this study was to measure, characterize, and compare the time-resolved three-dimensional wall kinematics of the ascending and the abdominal aorta. Comprehensive description of aortic wall kinematics is an important issue for understanding its physiological functioning and early detection of adverse changes. Data on the three-dimensional, dynamic cyclic deformation of the aorta in vivo are scarce. Either most imaging techniques available are too slow to capture aortic wall motion (CT, MRI) or they do not provide three-dimensional geometry data. Three-dimensional volume data sets of ascending and abdominal aortae of male healthy subjects (25.5 [24.5, 27.5] years) were acquired by use of a commercial echocardiography system with a temporal resolution of 11-25 Hz. Longitudinal and circumferential strain, twist, and relative volume change were determined by use of a commercial speckle tracking algorithm and in-house software. The kinematics of the abdominal aorta is characterized by diameter change, almost constant length and unidirectional, either clockwise or counter clockwise twist. In contrast, the ascending aorta undergoes a complex deformation with alternating clockwise and counterclockwise twist. Length and diameter changes were in the same order of magnitude with a phase shift between both. Longitudinal strain and its phase shift to circumferential strain contribute to the proximal aorta's Windkessel function. Complex cyclic deformations are known to be highly fatiguing. This may account for increased degradation of components of the aortic wall and therefore promote aortic dissection or aneurysm formation.
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- Andreas Wittek
- Department of Biological Sciences, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- University Heart Center, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- University Heart Center, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Mileto A, Heye TJ, Makar RA, Hurwitz LM, Marin D, Boll DT. Regional Mapping of Aortic Wall Stress by Using Deformable, Motion-coherent Modeling based on Electrocardiography-gated Multidetector CT Angiography: Feasibility Study. Radiology 2016; 280:230-6. [PMID: 26780540 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015151078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Purpose To investigate the feasibility of deformable, motion-coherent modeling based on electrocardiography-gated multidetector computed tomographic (CT) angiography of the thoracic aorta and to evaluate whether quantifiable information on aortic wall stress as a function of patient-specific cardiovascular parameters can be gained. Materials and Methods For this institutional review board-approved, HIPAA-compliant study, thoracic electrocardiography-gated dual-source multidetector CT angiographic images were used from 250 prospectively enrolled patients (150 men, 100 women; mean age, 79 years). On reconstructed 50-phase CT angiographic images, aortic strain and deformation were determined at seven cardiac and aortic locations. One-way analysis of variance was used by assessing the magnitude for longitudinal and axial strain and axial deformation, as well as time-resolved peak and maxima count for longitudinal strain and axial deformation. Interdependencies between aortic strain and deformation with extracted hemodynamic parameters were evaluated. Results With increasing heart rates, there was a significant decrease in longitudinal strain (P = .009, R(2) = 0.95) and a decrease in the number of longitudinal strain peaks (P < .001, R(2) = 0.79); however, a significant increase in axial deformation (P < .001, R(2) = 0.31) and axial strain (P = .009, R(2) = 0.61) was observed. Increasing aortic blood velocity led to increased longitudinal strain (P = .018, R(2) = 0.42) and longitudinal strain peak counts (P = .011, R(2) = 0.48). Pronounced motion in the longitudinal direction limited motion in the axial plane (P < .019, R(2) = 0.29-0.31). Conclusion The results of this study render a clinical basis and provide proof of principle for the use of deformable, motion-coherent modeling to provide quantitative information on physiological motion of the aorta under various hemodynamic circumstances. (©) RSNA, 2016 Online supplemental material is available for this article.
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- Achille Mileto
- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (A.M., R.A.M., L.M.H., D.M., D.T.B.); and Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, 4048 Basel, Switzerland (T.J.H., D.T.B.)
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Tran PK, Tsang V. When and How to Enlarge the Small Aortic Root. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2016; 19:55-58. [PMID: 27060044 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Successful enlargement of the small aortic root in children has remained a management challenge, particularly in the neonates and small infants. Achieving this aim requires thorough understanding of the anatomic features of the left ventricular outflow tract, careful patient selection, and skilful execution of complex surgery. This article reviews the anatomical principles upon which the surgical techniques rely, the decision-making, the timing of surgery, the surgical options, and the outcomes.
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- Phan-Kiet Tran
- Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Pediatric Heart Centre, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Quantitating aortic regurgitation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: significant variations due to slice location and breath holding. Eur Radiol 2015; 26:3180-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-4120-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bell V, Mitchell WA, Sigurðsson S, Westenberg JJM, Gotal JD, Torjesen AA, Aspelund T, Launer LJ, de Roos A, Gudnason V, Harris TB, Mitchell GF. Longitudinal and circumferential strain of the proximal aorta. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 3:e001536. [PMID: 25523153 PMCID: PMC4338743 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Accurate assessment of mechanical properties of the proximal aorta is a requisite first step for elucidating the pathophysiology of isolated systolic hypertension. During systole, substantial proximal aortic axial displacement produces longitudinal strain, which we hypothesize causes variable underestimation of ascending aortic circumferential strain compared to values in the longitudinally constrained descending aorta. Methods and Results To assess effects of longitudinal strain, we performed magnetic resonance imaging in 375 participants (72 to 94 years old, 204 women) in the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility‐Reykjavik Study and measured aortic circumferential and longitudinal strain. Circumferential ascending aortic area strain uncorrected for longitudinal strain was comparable in women and men (mean [95% CI], 8.3 [7.8, 8.9] versus 7.9 [7.4, 8.5]%, respectively, P=0.3). However, longitudinal strain was greater in women (8.5±2.5 versus 7.0±2.5%, P<0.001), resulting in greater longitudinally corrected circumferential ascending aortic strain (14.4 [13.6, 15.2] versus 13.0 [12.4, 13.7]%, P=0.010). Observed circumferential descending aortic strain, which did not require correction (women: 14.0 [13.2, 14.8], men: 12.4 [11.6, 13.2]%, P=0.005), was larger than uncorrected (P<0.001), but comparable to longitudinally corrected (P=0.12) circumferential ascending aortic strain. Carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity did not correlate with uncorrected ascending aortic strain (R=−0.04, P=0.5), but was inversely related to longitudinally corrected ascending and observed descending aortic strain (R=−0.15, P=0.004; R=−0.36, P<0.001, respectively). Longitudinal strain was also inversely related to carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity and other risk factors for higher aortic stiffness including treated hypertension. Conclusions Longitudinal strain creates substantial and variable errors in circumferential ascending aortic area strain measurements, particularly in women, and should be considered to avoid misclassification of ascending aortic stiffness.
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Sailer AM, Wagemans BAJM, Das M, de Haan MW, Nelemans PJ, Wildberger JE, Schurink GWH. Quantification of Respiratory Movement of the Aorta and Side Branches. J Endovasc Ther 2015; 22:905-11. [DOI: 10.1177/1526602815605325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: To assess and quantify the magnitude and direction of respiratory movement of the aorta and origins of its side branches. Methods: A quantitative 3-dimensional (3D) subtraction analysis of computed tomography (CT) scans during inspiration and expiration was performed to determine the respiratory geometric movements of the aorta and side branches in 60 patients. During breath-hold expiration and inspiration, 1-mm-thick CT slices of the aorta were acquired in unenhanced and contrast-enhanced scans. The datasets were compared using dedicated multiplanar reformation image subtraction software to determine the change in position of relevant anatomic sections, including the ascending thoracic aorta (AA), the origins of the brachiocephalic artery (BA) and left subclavian artery (LSA), the descending thoracic aorta (DTA) at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra, as well as the origins of the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and the renal arteries. Results: Complex movement was visible during inspiration; the regions of interest in the thoracic aorta and side branches moved in the anterior, medial, and caudal directions compared with the expiration state. Mean 3D movement vectors (± standard deviation) were 8.9±3.6 mm (AA), 12.0±4.1 mm (BA), 11.1±3.9 mm (LSA), and 4.9±2.5 mm (DTA). Abdominal side branches moved in the caudal direction 1.3±1.1 mm. There was significantly less movement in the DTA compared to AA (p<0.001). The correlation coefficient between the extent of LSA movement and thoracic excursion was 0.78. Conclusion: The aorta and side branches undergo considerable respiratory movement. The results from this study provide an important contribution to understanding aortic dynamics.
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- Anna M. Sailer
- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Bell V, Sigurdsson S, Westenberg JJM, Gotal JD, Torjesen AA, Aspelund T, Launer LJ, Harris TB, Gudnason V, de Roos A, Mitchell GF. Relations between aortic stiffness and left ventricular structure and function in older participants in the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility--Reykjavik Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 8:e003039. [PMID: 25795761 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.114.003039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Left ventricular (LV) contraction displaces the aortic annulus and produces a force that stretches the ascending aorta. We hypothesized that aortic stiffening increases this previously ignored component of LV load and may contribute to hypertrophy. Conversely, aortic stretch-related work represents stored energy that may facilitate early diastolic filling. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed MRI of the aorta and LV in 347 participants (72-91 years old, 189 women) in the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study to examine relations of aortic stretch with LV structure and function. Aortic stiffness was evaluated as the product of Young's modulus and aortic wall thickness. Force was computed from Young's modulus and longitudinal aortic strain; work was the integrated product of force and annulus displacement during systole. LV mass and dynamic volume were measured using the area-length method. Filling was assessed from time-resolved LV volume curves. In multivariable models that adjusted for age, sex, height, weight, end-diastolic LV volume, augmentation index, end-systolic pressure, and cardiovascular disease risk factors, higher aortic stiffness was associated with increased LV mass (β=3.0±0.8% per SD, P<0.001; sex interaction, P=0.8). Greater stretch-related aortic work was associated with enhanced early filling in men (β=4.0±0.8 mL/SD; P<0.001), but not in women (β=-0.4±0.7 mL/SD; P=0.6). CONCLUSIONS Higher aortic stiffness was associated with higher LV mass, independently of pressure. Higher stretch-related work was associated with greater early diastolic filling in men only. Impaired diastolic recovery of energy stored by systolic proximal aortic stretch may contribute to increased susceptibility to diastolic dysfunction in women.
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- Vanessa Bell
- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.)
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- From Cardiovascular Engineering, Inc, Norwood, MA (V.B., J.D.G., A.A.T., G.F.M.); Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavogur, Iceland (S.S., T.A., V.G.); Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands (J.J.M.W., A.d.R.); University of Iceland, Reykjavik (T.A., V.G.); and National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L., T.B.H.).
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Ventriculovascular interactions late after atrial and arterial repair of transposition of the great arteries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 148:2627-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Einsatz moderner Schnittbildverfahren in der Diagnostik von Herzklappenerkrankungen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 90:2-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s003920170002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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True four-dimensional analysis of thoracic aortic displacement and distension using model-based segmentation of computed tomography angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 30:185-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0307-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sommer G, Bremerich J, Lund G. Magnetic resonance imaging in valvular heart disease: Clinical application and current role for patient management. J Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 35:1241-52. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.23544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Myerson SG. Heart valve disease: investigation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2012; 14:7. [PMID: 22260363 PMCID: PMC3305609 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-14-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become a valuable investigative tool in many areas of cardiac medicine. Its value in heart valve disease is less well appreciated however, particularly as echocardiography is a powerful and widely available technique in valve disease. This review highlights the added value that CMR can bring in valve disease, complementing echocardiography in many areas, but it has also become the first-line investigation in some, such as pulmonary valve disease and assessing the right ventricle. CMR has many advantages, including the ability to image in any plane, which allows full visualisation of valves and their inflow/outflow tracts, direct measurement of valve area (particularly for stenotic valves), and characterisation of the associated great vessel anatomy (e.g. the aortic root and arch in aortic valve disease). A particular strength is the ability to quantify flow, which allows accurate measurement of regurgitation, cardiac shunt volumes/ratios and differential flow volumes (e.g. left and right pulmonary arteries). Quantification of ventricular volumes and mass is vital for determining the impact of valve disease on the heart, and CMR is the 'Gold standard' for this. Limitations of the technique include partial volume effects due to image slice thickness, and a low ability to identify small, highly mobile objects (such as vegetations) due to the need to acquire images over several cardiac cycles. The review examines the advantages and disadvantages of each imaging aspect in detail, and considers how CMR can be used optimally for each valve lesion.
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Chen SSM, Keegan J, Dowsey AW, Ismail T, Wage R, Li W, Yang GZ, Firmin DN, Kilner PJ. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging of the right ventricular free wall for the assessment of long axis myocardial function in congenital heart disease. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2011; 13:80. [PMID: 22168638 PMCID: PMC3286381 DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular ejection fraction (RV-EF) has traditionally been used to measure and compare RV function serially over time, but may be a relatively insensitive marker of change in RV myocardial contractile function. We developed a cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) tagging-based technique with a view to rapid and reproducible measurement of RV long axis function and applied it in patients with congenital heart disease. METHODS We studied 84 patients: 56 with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF); 28 with atrial septal defect (ASD): 13 with and 15 without pulmonary hypertension (RV pressure > 40 mmHG by echocardiography). For comparison, 20 healthy controls were studied. CMR acquisitions included an anatomically defined four chamber cine followed by a cine gradient echo-planar sequence in the same plane with a labelling pre-pulse giving a tag line across the basal myocardium. RV tag displacement was measured with automated registration and tracking of the tag line together with standard measurement of RV-EF. RESULTS Mean RV displacement was higher in the control (26 ± 3 mm) than in rTOF (16 ± 4 mm) and ASD with pulmonary hypertension (18 ± 3 mm) groups, but lower than in the ASD group without (30 ± 4 mm), P < 0.001. The technique was reproducible with inter-study bias ± 95% limits of agreement of 0.7 ± 2.7 mm. While RV-EF was lower in rTOF than in controls (49 ± 9% versus 57 ± 6%, P < 0.001), it did not differ between either ASD group and controls. CONCLUSIONS Measurements of RV long axis displacement by CMR tagging showed more differences between the groups studied than did RV-EF, and was reproducible, quick and easy to apply. Further work is needed to assess its potential use for the detection of longitudinal changes in RV myocardial function.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Heart Defects, Congenital/diagnosis
- Heart Defects, Congenital/pathology
- Heart Defects, Congenital/physiopathology
- Heart Defects, Congenital/surgery
- Heart Ventricles/pathology
- Heart Ventricles/physiopathology
- Humans
- Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
- London
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Observer Variation
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prospective Studies
- Reproducibility of Results
- Stroke Volume
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/diagnosis
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/pathology
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/physiopathology
- Ventricular Function, Right
- Young Adult
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- Sylvia SM Chen
- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
- Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
- Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
- Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
- Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Blanchard C, Lalande A, Sliwa T, Bouchot O, Voisin Y. Automatic evaluation of the Valsalva sinuses from cine-MRI. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2011; 24:359-70. [PMID: 21928061 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-011-0283-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECT Although, there is no global consensus on their measurement, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appears to be particularly attractive for the study of the sinuses of Valsalva (SV). The purpose of this study was to automatically evaluate the SV from cine-MRI using a standardized method. MATERIALS AND METHODS An automatic method based on mathematical morphology was elaborated to segment the aortic root from cross-sectional cine-MRI, and to detect relevant points, such as the commissures, the cusps and the centre of the SV. The distances between these points allow a metric evaluation of the SV. Our method was tested on synthesized data and 41 patient data sets and radii calculations were compared with manual processing. RESULTS On the patient data sets, there are excellent correlation and concordance between manual and automatic measurements for images at diastole (r=0.97; y=0.97x+0.57; P<10(-5); mean of differences=0.2 mm; standard deviation of differences=2.0 mm) and at systole (r=0.96; y=0.96x+1.2; P<10(-5); mean of differences<0.1 mm; standard deviation of differences=2.4 mm). CONCLUSION Our automatic method provides reliable morphometric evaluation of the SV. Measures of distances between relevant points allow a precise evaluation of each cusp of the SV. This robust evaluation can be helpful in the follow-up of patients with aortic root diseases.
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- Cédric Blanchard
- Le2i, UMR 5158, Site Universitaire d'Auxerre, Route des Plaines de l'Yonne, BP16, 89010, Auxerre, France.
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Torii R, Keegan J, Wood NB, Dowsey AW, Hughes AD, Yang GZ, Firmin DN, Thom SAM, Xu XY. MR image-based geometric and hemodynamic investigation of the right coronary artery with dynamic vessel motion. Ann Biomed Eng 2010; 38:2606-20. [PMID: 20364324 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0008-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to develop a fully subject-specific model of the right coronary artery (RCA), including dynamic vessel motion, for computational analysis to assess the effects of cardiac-induced motion on hemodynamics and resulting wall shear stress (WSS). Vascular geometries were acquired in the right coronary artery (RCA) of a healthy volunteer using a navigator-gated interleaved spiral sequence at 14 time points during the cardiac cycle. A high temporal resolution velocity waveform was also acquired in the proximal region. Cardiac-induced dynamic vessel motion was calculated by interpolating the geometries with an active contour model and a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation with fully subject-specific information was carried out using this model. The results showed the expected variation of vessel radius and curvature throughout the cardiac cycle, and also revealed that dynamic motion of the right coronary artery consequent to cardiac motion had significant effects on instantaneous WSS and oscillatory shear index. Subject-specific MRI-based CFD is feasible and, if scan duration could be shortened, this method may have potential as a non-invasive tool to investigate the physiological and pathological role of hemodynamics in human coronary arteries.
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- Ryo Torii
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW72AZ, UK.
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Flow and Valvular Disease Studied by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-010-9008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Barker AJ, Lanning C, Shandas R. Quantification of hemodynamic wall shear stress in patients with bicuspid aortic valve using phase-contrast MRI. Ann Biomed Eng 2009; 38:788-800. [PMID: 19953319 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9854-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is often concomitant with aortic dilatation, aneurysm, and dissection. This valve lesion and its complications may affect positional and temporal wall shear stress (WSS), a parameter reported to regulate transcriptional events in vascular remodeling. Thus, this pilot study seeks to determine if the WSS in the ascending aorta (AAo) of BAV patients differs from control patients. Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) was used to perform flow analysis at the level of the AAo in 15 BAV and 15 control patients. Measurement of the aorta dimensions, flow rates, regurgitant fraction (RF), flow reversal ratio (FRR), temporal and spatial WSS, and shear range indices (SRI) were performed. The BAV and control group showed a significant difference between the circumferentially averaged WSS (p=0.03) and positional WSS at systole (minimum p<0.001). Regressions found that SRI (r=0.77, p<0.001), RF (r=0.68, p<0.001), and WSS at systole (r=0.66, p<0.001) were correlated to AAo size. The spatial distribution and magnitude of systolic WSS in BAV patients (-6.7+/-4.3 dynes/cm2) differed significantly from control patients (-11.5+/-6.6 dynes/cm2, p=0.03). The SRI metric, a measure of shear symmetry along the lumen circumference, was also significantly different (p=0.006) and indicated a heterogenic pattern of dilatation in the BAV patients.
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- Alex J Barker
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is able to provide a comprehensive assessment of valvular and hemodynamic function, including quantification of valve regurgitation and other flows, and accurate cardiac volumes and mass for assessing the effect on both ventricles. Combined with the ability to image all areas of the heart (including difficult areas, such as the right ventricle and pulmonary veins), it is an ideal technique for investigating patients who have heart failure in whom these areas need to be examined.
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- Saul G Myerson
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Calculations of cardiovascular shunts and regurgitation using magnetic resonance ventricular volume and aortic and pulmonary flow measurements. Eur Radiol 2009; 20:410-21. [PMID: 19727751 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1568-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular magnetic resonance measurements of the volumes of the right and left ventricle and of the flows in the ascending aorta and main pulmonary artery contribute to the assessment of patients with valvular regurgitation or intracardiac or extracardiac shunts. Ventricular volumes are measured by planimetry and summation of end-diastolic and end-systolic areas measured in a stack of ventricular short-axis cines. The volumes of blood flowing through planes transecting the great arteries are measured using phase contrast velocity mapping. The two approaches are essentially different and can be used either for mutual validation, or separately or in combination to quantify regurgitation and/or shunting. In the presence of shunts, the relations between the stroke volumes and arterial flows of each side of the heart vary depending on the level of shunting (for example, atrial, ventricular or ductal). CONCLUSION This article aims to explain and illustrate the technical and theoretical basis for calculations using volumetric and flow measurements, providing formulae and diagrams to facilitate the interpretation of results.
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Beller CJ, Labrosse MR, Thubrikar MJ, Robicsek F. Finite element modeling of the thoracic aorta: including aortic root motion to evaluate the risk of aortic dissection. J Med Eng Technol 2009; 32:167-70. [PMID: 17852647 DOI: 10.1080/03091900600687672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We propose that the aortic root motion plays an important role in aortic dissection. METHODS AND RESULTS A finite element model of the aortic root, arch and branches of the arch was built to assess the influence of aortic root displacement and pressure on the aortic wall stress. The largest stress increase due to aortic root displacement was found at approximately 2 cm above the top of the aortic valve. There, the longitudinal stress increased by 50% to 0.32 MPa when 8.9 mm axial displacement was applied in addition to 120 mmHg luminal pressure. A similar result was observed when the pressure load was increased to 180 mmHg without axial displacement. CONCLUSIONS Both aortic root displacement and hypertension significantly increase the longitudinal stress in the ascending aorta, which could play a decisive role in the development of various aortic pathologies, including aortic dissection.
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- C J Beller
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, INF 326, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Weber TF, Tetzlaff R, Rengier F, Geisbüsch P, Kopp-Schneider A, Böckler D, Eichinger M, Kauczor HU, von Tengg-Kobligk H. Respiratory Displacement of the Thoracic Aorta: Physiological Phenomenon With Potential Implications for Thoracic Endovascular Repair. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2009; 32:658-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Modern rapid magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques have led to widespread use of the modality in cardiac imaging. Despite this progress, many MR studies suffer from image degradation due to involuntary motion during the acquisition. This review describes the type and extent of the motion of the heart due to the cardiac and respiratory cycles, which create image artifacts. Methods of eliminating or reducing the problems caused by the cardiac cycle are discussed, including electrocardiogram gating, subject-specific acquisition windows, and section tracking. Similarly, for respiratory motion of the heart, techniques such as breath holding, respiratory gating, section tracking, phase-encoding ordering, subject-specific translational models, and a range of new techniques are considered.
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- Andrew D Scott
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England.
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Dowsey AW, Keegan J, Firmin D, Yang GZ. 404 New developments in adaptive imaging by real-time prospective tracking of cardiac motion on a COMB tag pre-scan. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-10-s1-a118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Chen SSM, Keegan J, Dowsey AW, Firmin DN, Yang GZ, Kilner P. 214 RV free wall tagging for the assessment of RV myocardial function in congenital heart disease. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-10-s1-a75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Heartbeat-related displacement of the thoracic aorta in patients with chronic aortic dissection type B: quantification by dynamic CTA. Eur J Radiol 2008; 72:483-8. [PMID: 18805663 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to characterize the heartbeat-related displacement of the thoracic aorta in patients with chronic aortic dissection type B (CADB). MATERIALS AND METHODS Electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography angiography was performed during inspiratory breath-hold in 11 patients with CADB: Collimation 16 mm x 1 mm, pitch 0.2, slice thickness 1mm, reconstruction increment 0.8 mm. Multiplanar reformations were taken for 20 equidistant time instances through both ascending (AAo) and descending aorta (true lumen, DAoT; false lumen, DAoF) and the vertex of the aortic arch (VA). In-plane vessel displacement was determined by region of interest analysis. RESULTS Mean displacement was 5.2+/-1.7 mm (AAo), 1.6+/-1.0 mm (VA), 0.9+/-0.4 mm (DAoT), and 1.1+/-0.4mm (DAoF). This indicated a significant reduction of displacement from AAo to VA and DAoT (p<0.05). The direction of displacement was anterior for AAo and cranial for VA. CONCLUSION In CADB, the thoracic aorta undergoes a heartbeat-related displacement that exhibits an unbalanced distribution of magnitude and direction along the thoracic vessel course. Since consecutive traction forces on the aortic wall have to be assumed, these observations may have implications on pathogenesis of and treatment strategies for CADB.
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Background—
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is widely used for aortic root visualization and measurement, but methods still need to be standardized. Our aim was to identify appropriate planes of acquisition and lines of measurement and record corresponding normal values.
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We studied 120 healthy volunteers, 10 of each gender in each decile between 20 and 80 years, by using a 1.5-T cardiovascular magnetic resonance system. Steady-state free precession cine acquisitions aligned with the left ventricular outflow tract in oblique sagittal and coronal orientations were used to locate 2 sinus planes that transected the root at its widest point in its maximally expanded systolic and at its end diastolic positions. We measured the cusp-cusp and the cusp-commissure dimensions in these cine planes, each as the average of 3. Diastolic cusp-commissure dimensions were smaller than diastolic cusp-cusp dimensions (32.0�3.5 mm versus 34.6�4.0 mm in men, 28.4�2.8 mm versus 30.7�3.3 mm in women,
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The results indicate the importance of consistent methods for measurement of the aortic root by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. We recommend diastolic cusp-commissure measurements, which yielded favorable
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- Elisabeth D. Burman
- From the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- From the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- From the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Chen K, Fata B, Einstein DR. Characterization of the highly nonlinear and anisotropic vascular tissues from experimental inflation data: a validation study toward the use of clinical data for in-vivo modeling and analysis. Ann Biomed Eng 2008; 36:1668-80. [PMID: 18663577 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9541-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We study whether an inverse modeling approach is applicable for characterizing vascular tissue subjected to various levels of internal pressure and axial stretch that approximate in-vivo conditions. To compensate for the limitation of axial-displacement/pressure/diameter data typical of clinical data, which does not provide information about axial force, we propose to constrain the ratio of axial to circumferential elastic moduli to a typical range. Vessel wall constitutive behavior is modeled with a transversely isotropic hyperelastic equation that accounts for dispersed collagen fibers. A single-layer and a bi-layer approximation to vessel ultrastructure are examined, as is the possibility of obtaining the fiber orientation as part of the optimization. Characterization is validated against independent pipette-aspiration biaxial data on the same samples. It was found that the single-layer model based on homogeneous wall assumption could not reproduce the validation data. In contrast, the constrained bi-layer model was in excellent agreement with both types of experimental data. Due to covariance, estimations of fiber angle were slightly outside of the normal range, which can be resolved by predefining the angles to normal values. Our approach is relatively invariant to a constant or a variable axial response. We believe that it is suitable for in-vivo characterization.
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- Kinon Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Sarwar A, Shapiro MD, Abbara S, Cury RC. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Evaluation of Ventricular Function. Semin Roentgenol 2008; 43:183-92. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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