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Presume J, Paiva MS, Guerreiro S, Ribeiras R. Parameters of the mitral apparatus in patients with ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. J Int Med Res 2023; 51:3000605231218645. [PMID: 38150557 PMCID: PMC10754024 DOI: 10.1177/03000605231218645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The mitral valve apparatus is a complex structure consisting of several coordinating components: the annulus, two leaflets, the chordae tendineae, and the papillary muscles. Due to the intricate interplay between the mitral valve and the left ventricle, a disease of the latter may influence the normal function of the former. As a consequence, valve insufficiency may arise despite the absence of organic valve disease. This is designated as functional or secondary mitral regurgitation, and it arises from a series of distortions to the valve components. This narrative review describes the normal anatomy and the pathophysiology behind the mitral valve changes in ischemic and non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathies. It also explains the value of a complete multiparametric assessment of this structure. Not only must an assessment include quantitative measures of regurgitation, but also various anatomical parameters from the mitral apparatus and left ventricle, since they carry prognostic value and are predictors of mitral valve repair success and durability.
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- João Presume
- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
- Comprehensive Health Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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Uno G, Omori T, Shimada S, Rader F, Siegel RJ, Shiota T. Differences in mitral valve geometry between atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation in patients with atrial fibrillation: a 3D transoesophageal echocardiography study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 22:1106-1116. [PMID: 34405882 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS This study investigated geometric differences in mitral valve apparatus between atrial functional mitral regurgitation (A-FMR) and functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using 3D transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE). METHODS AND RESULTS In total, 135 moderate or greater FMR patients with persistent AF or atrial flutter underwent 3D TOE. Fifty-six patients had A-FMR, defined as preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥50% and normal LV wall motion. Seventy-nine patients had ventricular FMR (V-FMR), defined as LV dysfunction (LVEF of <50%) or LV wall motion abnormality. To evaluate mitral leaflet coaptation, the coapted area was calculated as follows: total leaflet area (TLA) in end-diastole - closed leaflet area in mid-systole. Although annular area (AA) did not significantly differ between the two groups, TLA was significantly smaller in A-FMR than in V-FMR (P = 0.005). TLA/AA, indicating the degree of the leaflet remodelling, was significantly smaller in A-FMR than in V-FMR (P < 0.001). A-FMR had significantly smaller posterior mitral leaflet tethering height and angle measured at three anteroposterior planes (lateral, central, and medial) than V-FMR (all P < 0.001). However, vena contracta width (VCW) measured on long-axis view on TOE and coapted area, which correlated with VCW (r = -0.464, P < 0.001), were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSION Mitral leaflet remodelling may be less in A-FMR compared with V-FMR. However, leaflet tethering was smaller in A-FMR than in V-FMR, and this may result in a similar degree of mitral leaflet coaptation and mitral regurgitation severity.
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- Goki Uno
- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard A 3411, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Karagodin I, Singh A, Lang RM. Pathoanatomy of Mitral Regurgitation. STRUCTURAL HEART : THE JOURNAL OF THE HEART TEAM 2020; 4:254-263. [PMID: 32885130 DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2020.1765055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ilya Karagodin
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Hübscher A, Schwerg M, Hoffmann S, Baldenhofer G, Heupel C, Jasaityte R, Kruck S, Stangl K, Dreger H, Knebel F. Automated quantification of mitral valve tenting volume in functional mitral regurgitation by three‐dimensional echocardiography. Echocardiography 2020; 37:1043-1048. [DOI: 10.1111/echo.14759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Anne Hübscher
- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research)Partner Site Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Cardio Centrum Ludwigsburg Bietigheim Bietigheim‐Bissingen Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research)Partner Site Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research)Partner Site Berlin Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Kardiologie und AngiologieCampus Charité MitteCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research)Partner Site Berlin Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) Berlin Germany
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Jha AK, Malik V. Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Making at the Point of Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019; 23:268-281. [PMID: 29291344 DOI: 10.1177/1089253217745363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Anatomical, functional, and pathophysiologic mechanisms of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) are markedly different from the primary mitral regurgitation. The older and ubiquitous cutoff of EROA (effective regurgitant orifice area) and Rvol (regurgitant volume) for IMR has been reinstated in the new guideline after a brief hiatus. There had always been a lack of good-quality evidence for its introduction for guiding IMR severity in the previous guideline, and we still do not have quality evidences that could justify its reintroduction. Unlike primary MR, IMR is usually associated with reduced ejection fraction. Therefore, it appears unrealistic to keep the similar cutoff for primary MR and IMR. The cutoff of severity can be modified according to projected values of Rvol normalized to ejection fraction and EROA normalized to Rvol. In addition, the treatment outcome in these patients is determined by factors (left ventricular dyssynchrony, annular dilatation, tenting area, tenting height, tenting volume, and myocardial viability) other than the simple grading. In this review article, a series of graph have been constructed from the numerical data derived from the literatures on IMR to depict the relationship between EROA, Rvol, left ventricular end diastolic volume, and ejection fraction in order to obtain a reasonable projection formula for EROA and Rvol. Furthermore, a management algorithm has been proposed for patients with IMR undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting based on echocardiographic predictors that influence the postoperative outcome.
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- Ajay Kumar Jha
- 1 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- 2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Jolley MA, Hammer PE, Ghelani SJ, Adar A, Sleeper LA, Lacro RV, Marx GR, Nathan M, Harrild DM. Three-Dimensional Mitral Valve Morphology in Children and Young Adults With Marfan Syndrome. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2018; 31:1168-1177.e1. [PMID: 30098871 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitral valve (MV) prolapse is common in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and is associated with varying degrees of mitral regurgitation (MR). However, the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the MV in children with MFS and its relation to the degree of MR are not known. The goals of this study were to describe the 3D morphology of the MV in children with MFS and to compare it to that in normal children. METHODS Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography was performed in 27 patients (3-21 years of age) meeting the revised Ghent criteria for MFS and 27 normal children matched by age (±1 year). The 3D geometry of the MV apparatus in midsystole was measured, and its association with clinical and two-dimensional echocardiographic parameters was examined. RESULTS Compared with age-matched control subjects, children with MFS had larger 3D annular areas (P < .02), smaller annular height/commissural width ratios (P < .001), greater billow volumes (P < .001), and smaller tenting heights, areas, and volumes (P < .001 for all). In multivariate modeling, larger leaflet billow volume in MFS was strongly associated with moderate or greater MR (P < .01). Intra- and interuser variability of 3D metrics was acceptable. CONCLUSIONS Children with MFS have flatter and more dilated MV annuli, greater billow volumes, and smaller tenting heights compared with normal control subjects. Larger billow volume is associated with MR. Three-dimensional MV quantification may contribute to the identification of patients with MFS and other connective tissue disorders. Further study of 3D MV geometry and its relation to the clinical progression of MV disease is warranted in this vulnerable population.
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- Matthew A Jolley
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Corrigan FE, Maini A, Reginauld S, Lerakis S. Contemporary evaluation of mitral regurgitation – 3D echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and procedural planning. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2017; 15:715-725. [DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1362981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Frank E. Corrigan
- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Kałmucki P, Jerzykowska O, Dankowski R, Baszko A, Kramer L, Szyszka A, Siminiak T. Percutaneous Trans-Coronary Venous Mitral Annuloplasty in Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Analysis of Poznan Carillon Registry Data. J Interv Cardiol 2016; 29:632-638. [DOI: 10.1111/joic.12349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Piotr Kałmucki
- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
- HCP Medical Center; Pozan Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
- HCP Medical Center; Pozan Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
- HCP Medical Center; Pozan Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
- HCP Medical Center; Pozan Poland
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology; Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan Poland
- HCP Medical Center; Pozan Poland
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Machino-Ohtsuka T, Seo Y, Ishizu T, Sato K, Sugano A, Yamamoto M, Hamada-Harimura Y, Aonuma K. Novel Mechanistic Insights Into Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation – 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study –. Circ J 2016; 80:2240-8. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-16-0435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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Kagiyama N, Toki M, Hara M, Fukuda S, Aritaka S, Miki T, Ohara M, Hayashida A, Hirohata A, Yamamoto K, Yoshida K. Efficacy and Accuracy of Novel Automated Mitral Valve Quantification: Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study. Echocardiography 2015; 33:756-63. [DOI: 10.1111/echo.13135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Nobuyuki Kagiyama
- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Medical Innovation; Osaka University Hospital; Osaka Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Cardiology; The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama; Okayama Japan
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A Quantitative Approach to the Intraoperative Echocardiographic Assessment of the Mitral Valve for Repair. Anesth Analg 2015; 121:34-58. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Song JM, Kim JJ, Ha TY, Lee JW, Jung SH, Hwang IS, Lee I, Sun BJ, Kim DH, Kang DH, Song JK. Basal chordae sites on the mitral valve determine the severity of secondary mitral regurgitation. Heart 2015; 101:1024-31. [PMID: 25800999 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the variation between individuals in terms of basal chordae (BC) attachment sites on the mitral valve (MV) and the influence of this variation on secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) severity. BACKGROUND BC-mediated MV tenting is the main cause of secondary MR. METHODS In this prospective cross-sectional study, 38 consecutive patients with dilated or ischaemic cardiomyopathy who were due for cardiac transplantation underwent preoperative 3D full volume/colour Doppler echocardiography in sinus rhythm, and MV apparatus geometry, LV volume and MR severity were assessed. The lengths and insertion sites of four BC in the explanted hearts were measured post-transplantation before fixation. RESULTS Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that the anterior leaflet systolic tenting angle and bending angle associated with the distance between the medial and lateral BC insertion sites. By contrast, the posterior leaflet tenting angle associated largely with LV volume indices. The mean longitudinal distance of the four BC from the MV edge was the main determinant of the distal length of the anterior MV from the angulation point. Square root of effective regurgitant orifice area (√EROA) only associated significantly with the mean longitudinal distance of the outer two BC from the MV edge (r=0.509, p=0.001) among pathological parameters, and the central MV tenting area (r=0.524, p=0.001) among echocardiographical parameters. √EROA did not correlate with LV volume indices, LVEF or BC lengths. CONCLUSIONS BC insertion sites were associated with systolic anterior MV configuration and secondary MR severity in dilated LV and severe systolic dysfunction.
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- Jong-Min Song
- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sotaquira M, Pepi M, Fusini L, Maffessanti F, Lang RM, Caiani EG. Semi-automated segmentation and quantification of mitral annulus and leaflets from transesophageal 3-D echocardiographic images. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:251-267. [PMID: 25444692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Quantification of three-dimensional (3-D) morphology of the mitral valve (MV) using real-time 3-D transesophageal echocardiography (RT3-D TEE) has proved to be a valuable tool for the assessment of MV pathologies, but of limited use in clinical practice because it relies on user-intensive approaches. This study presents a new algorithm for the segmentation and morphologic quantification of the mitral annulus (MA) and mitral leaflets (ML) in closed valve configuration from RT3-D TEE volumes. Following initialization, the MA and the ML and the coaptation line (CL) are automatically obtained in 3-D. Validation with manual tracings was performed on 33 patients, resulting in segmentation errors in the order of 0.7 mm and 0.6 mm for the MA and ML segmentation, in addition to good intra- and inter-observer reproducibility (coefficients of variation below 12% and 15%, respectively). The ability of the algorithm to assess different MV pathologies as well as repaired valves with implanted annular rings was also explored. The reported performance of the proposed fast, semi-automated MA and ML quantification makes it promising for future applications in clinical settings such as the operating room, where obtaining results in short time is important.
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- Miguel Sotaquira
- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Lin QS, Fang F, Yu CM, Zhang YC, Hsiung MC, Salgo IS, Looi JL, Wan S, Wong RH, Underwood MJ, Sun JP, Yin WH, Wei J, Jin CN, Tsai SK, Ji L, Lee APW. Dynamic assessment of the changing geometry of the mitral apparatus in 3D could stratify abnormalities in functional mitral regurgitation and potentially guide therapy. Int J Cardiol 2014; 176:878-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zeng X, Nunes MCP, Dent J, Gillam L, Mathew JP, Gammie JS, Ascheim DD, Moquete E, Hung J. Asymmetric versus symmetric tethering patterns in ischemic mitral regurgitation: geometric differences from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2014; 27:367-75. [PMID: 24513242 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) results from mitral leaflet tethering from left ventricular remodeling. Heterogeneity in local or global left ventricular remodeling can result in differential tethering patterns and affect mitral valve function and the degree of mitral regurgitation. The aims of this study were to compare mitral valve geometry in asymmetric and symmetric tethering patterns using three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and to examine the impact of tethering pattern on IMR severity. METHODS Sixty-two patients with moderate or greater IMR underwent three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for the assessment of mitral valve geometry. Symmetric and asymmetric tethering patterns were determined by mitral regurgitation jet direction and coaptation of the mitral leaflets. The ratio of posterior to anterior leaflet tethering angle was a measure of tethering pattern (the higher the ratio, the more asymmetric the pattern). Overall tethering degree was assessed by tenting volume (TV). RESULTS Compared with the symmetric group, the asymmetric group had less annular dilatation, greater annular heights (10.3 ± 1.9 vs 8.5 ± 1.9 mm, P < .01), greater ratios of posterior to anterior leaflet tethering angle (3.19 ± 0.88 vs 1.95 ± 0.46, P < .01), and smaller TVs with more posterior displacement of the coaptation line. Vena contracta normalized to TV was greater in the asymmetric group (0.38 ± 0.24 vs 0.19 ± 0.13 cm/mL, P < .01). Multivariate analysis showed that both ratio of posterior to anterior leaflet tethering angle (β = 0.46, P < .001) and TV (β = 0.41, P = .001) were predictors of IMR severity. CONCLUSIONS Differences in mitral valve geometry are observed between asymmetric and symmetric tethering patterns in IMR. IMR degree is affected by both the pattern of tethering and the total degree of tethering. For the same degree of tethering, an asymmetric pattern is associated with increased MR severity. The pattern of mitral leaflet tethering may be considered in therapeutic decision making.
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- Xin Zeng
- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Nouri M, Tokaldany ML, Shahrzad M, Mardanloo AS, Ahmadi SH, Roomi ZS, Sadeghian H. Echocardiographic determinants of ischemic mitral regurgitation. J Card Surg 2013; 28:359-65. [PMID: 23879338 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES It is not clear whether the presence and degree of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) in patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are related to LV dysfunction, local LV remodeling or mitral valve deformation. We sought to establish the strongest determinants of IMR severity in patients with LV dysfunction and IMR. METHODS We prospectively performed transthoracic echocardiography for 135 patients (mean age = 60.76 ± 9.69 years, 71.9% male) with LV dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤ 50%) and coronary artery disease (70% stenosis in ≥ 1 coronary artery and no myocardial infarction during the previous 16 days). Global and local LV remodeling and mitral deformity indices were measured. Using the vena contracta, MR severity was graded as no regurgitation; mild; moderate; and severe. RESULTS Mild regurgitation was found in 45 (33.3%) patients, moderate in 71 (52.6%), severe in 6 (4.4%), and no regurgitation in 13 (9.6%). By linear logistic multivariable analysis, the major echocardiographic determinants of MR severity were tenting area (TA), sphericity index (LV systolic length/width), and C-septal (distance between the leaflet coaptation and the septum). TA was best related to coaptation depth and annulus diameter. Mitral annular diameter was best correlated with left atrial surface area (r = 0.630, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION TA was significantly correlated with annulus diameter and, along with sphericity index and C-septal, were the independent echocardiographic determinants of MR severity. These findings warrant consideration when performing mitral valve repairs for patients with IMR.
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- Masoumeh Nouri
- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bartels K, Thiele RH, Phillips-Bute B, Glower DD, Swaminathan M, Kisslo J, Burkhard Mackensen G. Dynamic indices of mitral valve function using perioperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 28:18-24. [PMID: 24011875 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography is essential for decision-making for mitral valve surgery. While two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography represents the standard of care, tracking of dynamic changes using three-dimensional imaging permits assessment of morphologic and functional characteristics of the mitral valve. The authors hypothesized that quantitative three-dimensional analysis would reveal distinct differences among diseased, repaired, and normal mitral valves. DESIGN Case-control observational clinical study. SETTING Tertiary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS Using novel mitral valve quantification software, the authors retrospectively analyzed 80 datasets of cardiac surgery patients who underwent intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic imaging. Twenty patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation were evaluated before and after mitral valve repair. Twenty patients had functional mitral regurgitation, and 20 patients had no mitral valve disease. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Primary outcome measures of dynamic mitral valve function were: 1) three-dimensional annulus area, 2) annular displacement distance, 3) annular displacement velocity, and 4) annular area fraction. Other mitral annular tracking indices, in addition to intraobserver reliability and interobserver agreement, also were reported. Annulus area was enlarged in degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation. Annular displacement distance was decreased in functional mitral regurgitation and repaired valves. Annular displacement velocity was decreased in functional mitral regurgitation. Annular area fraction was decreased in functional mitral regurgitation and repaired valves. Intraobserver reliability and interobserver agreement were high for all 4 analyzed indices. CONCLUSIONS Normal, functional regurgitant, degenerative, and repaired mitral valves have distinctly different dynamic signatures of anatomy and function as reliably determined by perioperative echocardiographic tracking.
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- Karsten Bartels
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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Shakil O, Jainandunsing JS, Ilic R, Matyal R, Mahmood F. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: An Intraoperative Echocardiographic Perspective. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 27:573-85. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.06.003] [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: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Khabbaz KR, Mahmood F, Shakil O, Warraich HJ, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Matyal R, Panzica P, Hess PE. Dynamic 3-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of mitral annular geometry in patients with functional mitral regurgitation. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 95:105-10. [PMID: 23103005 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitral valve (MV) annular dynamics have been well described in animal models of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Despite this, little if any data exist regarding the dynamic MV annular geometry in humans with FMR. In the current study we hypothesized that 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, in conjunction with commercially available software, could be used to quantify the dynamic changes in MV annular geometry associated with FMR. METHODS Intraoperative 3D transesophageal echocardiographic data obtained from 34 patients with FMR and 15 controls undergoing cardiac operations were dynamically analyzed for differences in mitral annular geometry with TomTec 4D MV Assessment 2.0 software (TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH, Munich, Germany). RESULTS In patients with FMR, the mean mitral annular area (14.6 cm(2) versus 9.6 cm(2)), circumference (14.1 cm versus 11.4 cm), anteroposterior (4.0 cm versus 3.0 cm) and anterolateral-posteromedial (4.3 cm versus 3.6 cm) diameters, tenting volume (6.2 mm(3) versus 3.5 mm(3)) and nonplanarity angle (NPA) (154 degrees ± 15 versus 136 degrees ± 11) were greater at all points during systole compared with controls (p < 0.01). Vertical mitral annular displacement (5.8 mm versus 8.3 mm) was reduced in FMR compared with controls (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS There are significant differences in dynamic mitral annular geometry between patients with FMR and those without. We were able to analyze these changes in a clinically feasible fashion. Ready availability of this information has the potential to aid comprehensive quantification of mitral annular function and possibly assist in both clinical decision making and annuloplasty ring selection.
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- Kamal R Khabbaz
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Lang RM, Adams DH. 3D echocardiographic quantification in functional mitral regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 5:346-7. [PMID: 22498322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pouch AM, Yushkevich PA, Jackson BM, Jassar AS, Vergnat M, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Sehgal CM. Development of a semi-automated method for mitral valve modeling with medial axis representation using 3D ultrasound. Med Phys 2012; 39:933-50. [PMID: 22320803 DOI: 10.1118/1.3673773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Precise 3D modeling of the mitral valve has the potential to improve our understanding of valve morphology, particularly in the setting of mitral regurgitation (MR). Toward this goal, the authors have developed a user-initialized algorithm for reconstructing valve geometry from transesophageal 3D ultrasound (3D US) image data. METHODS Semi-automated image analysis was performed on transesophageal 3D US images obtained from 14 subjects with MR ranging from trace to severe. Image analysis of the mitral valve at midsystole had two stages: user-initialized segmentation and 3D deformable modeling with continuous medial representation (cm-rep). Semi-automated segmentation began with user-identification of valve location in 2D projection images generated from 3D US data. The mitral leaflets were then automatically segmented in 3D using the level set method. Second, a bileaflet deformable medial model was fitted to the binary valve segmentation by Bayesian optimization. The resulting cm-rep provided a visual reconstruction of the mitral valve, from which localized measurements of valve morphology were automatically derived. The features extracted from the fitted cm-rep included annular area, annular circumference, annular height, intercommissural width, septolateral length, total tenting volume, and percent anterior tenting volume. These measurements were compared to those obtained by expert manual tracing. Regurgitant orifice area (ROA) measurements were compared to qualitative assessments of MR severity. The accuracy of valve shape representation with cm-rep was evaluated in terms of the Dice overlap between the fitted cm-rep and its target segmentation. RESULTS The morphological features and anatomic ROA derived from semi-automated image analysis were consistent with manual tracing of 3D US image data and with qualitative assessments of MR severity made on clinical radiology. The fitted cm-reps accurately captured valve shape and demonstrated patient-specific differences in valve morphology among subjects with varying degrees of MR severity. Minimal variation in the Dice overlap and morphological measurements was observed when different cm-rep templates were used to initialize model fitting. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the use of deformable medial modeling for semi-automated 3D reconstruction of mitral valve geometry using transesophageal 3D US. The proposed algorithm provides a parametric geometrical representation of the mitral leaflets, which can be used to evaluate valve morphology in clinical ultrasound images.
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- Alison M Pouch
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Yoshida K, Obase K. Assessment of Mitral Valve Complex by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Therapeutic Strategy for Functional Mitral Regurgitation. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2012; 20:69-76. [PMID: 22787522 PMCID: PMC3391630 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2012.20.2.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The mitral valve complex is consisted of annulus, leaflets, chordae tendineae, papillary muscle (PMs) and surrounding left ventricle. Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) results from left ventricular remodeling such as dilatation or distortion, which displaces the PMs and then tethers the mitral leaflets, restricting leaflet coaptation. Undersized annuloplasty, which has been widely accepted as a simple and effective procedure for functional MR, sometimes worsens the tethering of posterior leaflet and induces recurrent MR. In order to overcome such problems, several additional procedures to the simple annuloplasty have been produced. Three dimensional echocardiography plays an essential role to understand the geometry of mitral valve complex and contributes greatly to decision making of the surgical strategy in functional MR and its postoperative assessment.
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- Kiyoshi Yoshida
- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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Warraich HJ, Shahul S, Matyal R, Mahmood F. Bench to Bedside: Dynamic Mitral Valve Assessment. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011; 25:863-6. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mechanistic Insights into Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Echocardiographic and Surgical Implications. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011; 24:707-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ray S. The echocardiographic assessment of functional mitral regurgitation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 2010; 11:i11-17. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Ionasec RI, Voigt I, Georgescu B, Wang Y, Houle H, Vega-Higuera F, Navab N, Comaniciu D. Patient-specific modeling and quantification of the aortic and mitral valves from 4-D cardiac CT and TEE. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2010; 29:1636-51. [PMID: 20442044 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2010.2048756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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As decisions in cardiology increasingly rely on noninvasive methods, fast and precise image processing tools have become a crucial component of the analysis workflow. To the best of our knowledge, we propose the first automatic system for patient-specific modeling and quantification of the left heart valves, which operates on cardiac computed tomography (CT) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) data. Robust algorithms, based on recent advances in discriminative learning, are used to estimate patient-specific parameters from sequences of volumes covering an entire cardiac cycle. A novel physiological model of the aortic and mitral valves is introduced, which captures complex morphologic, dynamic, and pathologic variations. This holistic representation is hierarchically defined on three abstraction levels: global location and rigid motion model, nonrigid landmark motion model, and comprehensive aortic-mitral model. First we compute the rough location and cardiac motion applying marginal space learning. The rapid and complex motion of the valves, represented by anatomical landmarks, is estimated using a novel trajectory spectrum learning algorithm. The obtained landmark model guides the fitting of the full physiological valve model, which is locally refined through learned boundary detectors. Measurements efficiently computed from the aortic-mitral representation support an effective morphological and functional clinical evaluation. Extensive experiments on a heterogeneous data set, cumulated to 1516 TEE volumes from 65 4-D TEE sequences and 690 cardiac CT volumes from 69 4-D CT sequences, demonstrated a speed of 4.8 seconds per volume and average accuracy of 1.45 mm with respect to expert defined ground-truth. Additional clinical validations prove the quantification precision to be in the range of inter-user variability. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time a patient-specific model of the aortic and mitral valves is automatically estimated from volumetric sequences.
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- Razvan Ioan Ionasec
- Data Systems Department, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
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Min SY, Song JM, Kim JH, Jang MK, Kim YJ, Song H, Kim DH, Lee JW, Kang DH, Song JK. Geometric changes after tricuspid annuloplasty and predictors of residual tricuspid regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. Eur Heart J 2010; 31:2871-80. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nemes A, Geleijnse ML, Soliman OII, Vletter WB, McGhie JS, Forster T, Ten Cate FJ. [Evaluation of the mitral valve by transthoracic real-time three-dimensional echocardiography]. Orv Hetil 2010; 151:854-63. [PMID: 20462845 DOI: 10.1556/oh.2010.28874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recently, echocardiography is the most widely used routine non-invasive diagnostic method, with which morphology and function of the mitral valve can be characterized. The aim of this review is to demonstrate the role of one of the newest echocardiographic developments, the transthoracic real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in the evaluation of mitral valve.
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- Attila Nemes
- Erasmus MC, Thoraxcentrum, Kardiológiai Klinika, Rotterdam.
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Obase K, Watanabe N, Yoshida K. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic evaluation of the mitral valve. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-009-0047-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sadeghpour A, Abtahi F, Kiavar M, Esmaeilzadeh M, Samiei N, Ojaghi SZ, Bakhshandeh H, Maleki M, Noohi F, Mohebbi A. Echocardiographic evaluation of mitral geometry in functional mitral regurgitation. J Cardiothorac Surg 2008; 3:54. [PMID: 18840276 PMCID: PMC2572601 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives We sought to evaluate the geometric changes of the mitral leaflets, local and global LV remodeling in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and varying degrees of Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Background Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurs as a consequence of systolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction caused by ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Mitral valve repair in ischemic MR is one of the most controversial topic in surgery and proper repairing requires an understanding of its mechanisms, as the exact mechanism of FMR are not well defined. Methods 136 consecutive patients mean age of 55 with systolic LV dysfunction and FMR underwent complete echocardiography and after assessing MR severity, LV volumes, Ejection Fraction, LV sphericity index, C-Septal distance, Mitral valve annulus, Interpapillary distance, Tenting distance and Tenting area were obtained. Results There was significant association between MR severity and echocardiogarphic indices (all p values < 0.001). Severe MR occurred more frequently in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients compared to ischemic patients, (p < 0.001). Based on the model, only Mitral valve tenting distance (TnD) (OR = 22.11, CI 95%: 14.18 – 36.86, p < 0.001) and Interpapillary muscle distance (IPMD), (OR = 6.53, CI 95%: 2.10 – 10.23, p = 0.001) had significant associations with MR severity. Mitral annular dimensions and area, C-septal distance and sphericity index, although greater in patients with severe regurgitation, did not significantly contribute to FMR severity. Conclusion Degree of LV enlargement and dysfunction were not primary determinants of FMR severity, therefore local LV remodeling and mitral valve apparatus deformation are the strongest predictors of functional MR severity.
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- Anita Sadeghpour
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Echocardiography Lab, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
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Anwar AM, Nosir YFM. Role of Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Heart Failure. Echocardiography 2008; 25:983-92. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00746.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Alharthi MS, Mookadam F, Tajik AJ. Echocardiographic quantitation of mitral regurgitation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2008; 6:1151-60. [PMID: 18793117 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.6.8.1151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mitral valve regurgitation is a common valvular problem, particularly in developing nations. It causes significant morbidity and mortality, especially if the severity of valve regurgitation is underestimated. Echocardiography plays a significant role in the diagnoses, serial follow-up and management of patients with valvular heart disease. However, precise quantitation of the severity of mitral regurgitation is a crucial element in the therapeutic decisions for managing mitral regurgitation. An accurate assessment of the severity of mitral regurgitation allows for optimal timing of surgical intervention, culminating in improved patient outcomes. This review provides a systematic approach to the quantitation of mitral regurgitation using the echocardiography and Doppler methodologies that are available in the modern noninvasive imaging and hemodynamic laboratory. Additional, novel and evolving noninvasive imaging modalities are reviewed briefly.
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- Mohsen S Alharthi
- Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.
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Armen TA, Vandse R, Crestanello JA, Raman SV, Bickle KM, Nathan NS. Mechanisms of valve competency after mitral valve annuloplasty for ischaemic mitral regurgitation using the Geoform ring: insights from three-dimensional echocardiography. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 2008; 10:74-81. [PMID: 18490271 DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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AIMS Left ventricular remodelling leads to functional mitral regurgitation resulting from annular dilatation, leaflet tethering, tenting, and decreased leaflet coaptation. Mitral valve annuloplasty restores valve competency, improving the patient's functional status and ventricular function. This study was designed to evaluate the mechanisms underlying mitral valve competency after the implantation of a Geoform annuloplasty ring using three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS Seven patients (mean age of 65 years) with ischaemic mitral regurgitation underwent mitral valve annuloplasty with the Geoform ring and coronary artery bypass surgery. Pre- and post-operative 3D echocardiograms were performed. Following mitral annuloplasty, mitral regurgitation decreased from 3.4+/-0.2 to 0.9+/-0.3 (P-value<0.0001), mitral valve tenting volume from 13+/-1.7 to 3.2+/-0.3 mL (P-value<0.001), annulus area from 12.6+/-1.0 to 3.3+/-0.2 cm2 (P-value<0.0001), valve circumference from 13+/-0.5 to 7.3+/-0.3 cm (P-value<0.0001), septolateral distance from 2.1+/-0.1 to 1.4+/-0.06 cm (P-value<0.01) and intercommissural distance from 3.4+/-0.1 to 2.7+/-0.03 cm (P-value<0.03). There was significant decrease in the septolateral distance at the level of A2-P2 with respect to other regions. These geometric changes were associated with the improvement in the NYHA class from 3.1+/-0.3 to 1.3+/-0.3 (P-value<0.002). CONCLUSION The mitral valve annuloplasty with the Geoform ring restores leaflet coaptation and eliminates mitral regurgitation by effectively modifying the mitral annular geometry.
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- Todd A Armen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, N-416 Doan Hall, 410 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Park YH, Song JM, Lee EY, Kim YJ, Kang DH, Song JK. Geometric and hemodynamic determinants of functional tricuspid regurgitation: A real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. Int J Cardiol 2008; 124:160-5. [PMID: 17383758 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2006] [Revised: 12/12/2006] [Accepted: 12/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The geometric and hemodynamic determinants of functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) have not yet been established. Geometric alterations in the tricuspid valve can be accurately determined using 3-dimensional echocardiography. METHODS Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 54 patients with various degrees of FTR to obtain real-time zoom 3D images of the tricuspid valve. The angles between the tricuspid annulus plane and the 3 leaflets (anterior: Aalpha, posterior: Palpha, septal: Salpha), the septal-lateral and anterior-posterior annulus diameters, and the tricuspid tenting volume were measured on a mid-systole frame. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) was assessed using the maximal velocity of FTR, and the severity of FTR was quantified as the ratio of the distal jet area to the right atrial area (DJ/RA) using color Doppler 2D echocardiographic images. RESULTS In patients with mild (DJ/RA<0.2) and moderate (0.2< or =DJ/RA<0.5) FTR, Palpha and Salpha were significantly larger than Aalpha, whereas in patients with severe (DJ/RA> or =0.5) FTR, only Salpha was larger than Aalpha. All geometric variables and PASP correlated significantly with DJ/RA. Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that Salpha, septal-lateral annulus diameter and PASP were independent determinants of FTR severity. The tricuspid tenting volume strongly correlated (r=0.84, p<0.001) with the FTR distal jet area, and was the only determinant of the jet area. CONCLUSION FTR severity is mainly determined by septal leaflet tethering, septal-lateral annular dilatation, and the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Yong-Hyun Park
- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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