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Altes A, Vermes E, Levy F, Vancraeynest D, Pasquet A, Vincentelli A, Gerber BL, Tribouilloy C, Maréchaux S. Quantification of primary mitral regurgitation by echocardiography: A practical appraisal. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1107724. [PMID: 36970355 PMCID: PMC10036770 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1107724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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The accurate quantification of primary mitral regurgitation (MR) and its consequences on cardiac remodeling is of paramount importance to determine the best timing for surgery in these patients. The recommended echocardiographic grading of primary MR severity relies on an integrated multiparametric approach. It is expected that the large number of echocardiographic parameters collected would offer the possibility to check the measured values regarding their congruence in order to conclude reliably on MR severity. However, the use of multiple parameters to grade MR can result in potential discrepancies between one or more of them. Importantly, many factors beyond MR severity impact the values obtained for these parameters including technical settings, anatomic and hemodynamic considerations, patient's characteristics and echocardiographer' skills. Hence, clinicians involved in valvular diseases should be well aware of the respective strengths and pitfalls of each of MR grading methods by echocardiography. Recent literature highlighted the need for a reappraisal of the severity of primary MR from a hemodynamic perspective. The estimation of MR regurgitation fraction by indirect quantitative methods, whenever possible, should be central when grading the severity of these patients. The assessment of the MR effective regurgitant orifice area by the proximal flow convergence method should be used in a semi-quantitative manner. Furthermore, it is crucial to acknowledge specific clinical situations in MR at risk of misevaluation when grading severity such as late-systolic MR, bi-leaflet prolapse with multiple jets or extensive leak, wall-constrained eccentric jet or in older patients with complex MR mechanism. Finally, it is debatable whether the 4-grades classification of MR severity would be still relevant nowadays, since the indication for mitral valve (MV) surgery is discussed in clinical practice for patients with 3+ and 4+ primary MR based on symptoms, specific markers of adverse outcome and MV repair probability. Primary MR grading should be seen as a continuum integrating both quantification of MR and its consequences, even for patients with presumed “moderate” MR.
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- Alexandre Altes
- GCS-Groupement des Hôpitaux de l’Institut Catholique de Lille/Lille Catholic Hospitals, Heart Valve Center, Cardiology Department, ETHICS EA 7446, Lille Catholic University, Lille, France
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (CARD), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Center Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco, Monaco, Monaco
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (CARD), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (CARD), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Cardiac Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Pôle de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (CARD), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- GCS-Groupement des Hôpitaux de l’Institut Catholique de Lille/Lille Catholic Hospitals, Heart Valve Center, Cardiology Department, ETHICS EA 7446, Lille Catholic University, Lille, France
- Correspondence: Sylvestre Maréchaux
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Feng L, Gao H, Qi N, Danton M, Hill NA, Luo X. Fluid-structure interaction in a fully coupled three-dimensional mitral-atrium-pulmonary model. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2021; 20:1267-1295. [PMID: 33770307 PMCID: PMC8298265 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-021-01444-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This paper aims to investigate detailed mechanical interactions between the pulmonary haemodynamics and left heart function in pathophysiological situations (e.g. atrial fibrillation and acute mitral regurgitation). This is achieved by developing a complex computational framework for a coupled pulmonary circulation, left atrium and mitral valve model. The left atrium and mitral valve are modelled with physiologically realistic three-dimensional geometries, fibre-reinforced hyperelastic materials and fluid–structure interaction, and the pulmonary vessels are modelled as one-dimensional network ended with structured trees, with specified vessel geometries and wall material properties. This new coupled model reveals some interesting results which could be of diagnostic values. For example, the wave propagation through the pulmonary vasculature can lead to different arrival times for the second systolic flow wave (S2 wave) among the pulmonary veins, forming vortex rings inside the left atrium. In the case of acute mitral regurgitation, the left atrium experiences an increased energy dissipation and pressure elevation. The pulmonary veins can experience increased wave intensities, reversal flow during systole and increased early-diastolic flow wave (D wave), which in turn causes an additional flow wave across the mitral valve (L wave), as well as a reversal flow at the left atrial appendage orifice. In the case of atrial fibrillation, we show that the loss of active contraction is associated with a slower flow inside the left atrial appendage and disappearances of the late-diastole atrial reversal wave (AR wave) and the first systolic wave (S1 wave) in pulmonary veins. The haemodynamic changes along the pulmonary vessel trees on different scales from microscopic vessels to the main pulmonary artery can all be captured in this model. The work promises a potential in quantifying disease progression and medical treatments of various pulmonary diseases such as the pulmonary hypertension due to a left heart dysfunction.
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- Liuyang Feng
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8SQ, UK.
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8SQ, UK
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Shangdong, 266237, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8SQ, UK
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8SQ, UK
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Kuroki K, Tada H, Seo Y, Ishizu T, Igawa M, Yamasaki H, Igarashi M, Machino T, Naruse Y, Sekiguchi Y, Murakoshi N, Aonuma K. Prediction and mechanism of frequent ventricular premature contractions related to haemodynamic deterioration. Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 14:1112-20. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Kenji Kuroki
- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division; Tsukuba Memorial Hospital; Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences; University of Tsukuba; 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575 Ibaraki Japan
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Price S, Nicol E, Gibson DG, Evans TW. Echocardiography in the critically ill: current and potential roles. Intensive Care Med 2005; 32:48-59. [PMID: 16292626 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2834-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of echocardiography in the critically ill presents specific challenges. However, information of direct relevance to clinical management can be obtained relating to abnormalities of structure and function and can be used to estimate pulmonary arterial and venous pressures. DISCUSSION Investigation of the consequences of myocardial ischaemia, valvular dysfunction and pericardial disease can be facilitated, and changes characteristic of specific conditions (e.g. sepsis, pulmonary thromboembolism) detected. Echocardiography can also be used to monitor the effects of therapeutic interventions. CONCLUSIONS The applications of echocardiography in the critical care setting (excluding standard peri-operative echocardiography for cardiac surgery) are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the assessment of cardiac physiology.
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- S Price
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK
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Khanna D, Miller AP, Nanda NC, Ahmed S, Lloyd SG. Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation Severity: Usefulness of Qualitative and Semiquantitative Techniques. Echocardiography 2005; 22:748-69. [PMID: 16194170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.00170.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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In this report, we review the advantages, limitations, and optimal utilization of various transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic (TTE and TEE) methods used for assessing mitral regurgitation (MR) as published in full-length, peer-reviewed articles since the color Doppler era began in 1984. In addition, comparison is made to other imaging modalities including catheter-based, magnetic resonance and surgical assessment of MR. Although left ventricular (LV) angiography has been traditionally used for validation of various TTE methods and is time-honored, its considerable limitations preclude it from being a real "gold standard." Based on the reviewed literature, no clear "gold standard" for the assessment of MR can be identified at present, but newly emerging TTE and TEE techniques, such as three-dimensional color Doppler, may have the potential to overcome some of the limitations of the two-dimensional methods.
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- Deepak Khanna
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA
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Macnab A, Jenkins NP, Ewington I, Bridgewater BJM, Hooper TL, Greenhalgh DL, Patrick MR, Ray SG. A method for the morphological analysis of the regurgitant mitral valve using three dimensional echocardiography. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2004; 90:771-6. [PMID: 15201247 PMCID: PMC1768334 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.013565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial en-face reconstructions are commonly used to assess mitral valve morphology in three dimensional (3D) echocardiography but may miss important abnormalities. OBJECTIVE To present a systematic method for the analysis of the regurgitant mitral valve using a combination of en-face and longitudinal views for better anatomical evaluation. METHODS Detailed 3D assessment was done on 58 patients undergoing mitral valve repair. En-face and longitudinal views were compared for detection and location of primary pathology. The quality of acquisitions under general anaesthesia and sedation was also compared. RESULTS Recognition of valve structure was significantly better with longitudinal reconstruction for both mitral leaflets but not for the commissures. Accurate identification of pathology was possible in 95% cases, compared with 50% for en-face reconstruction (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between imaging under sedation and anaesthesia. CONCLUSION En-face reconstructions alone are inadequate. Additional longitudinal reconstructions are necessary to ensure full inspection of valve morphology.
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- A Macnab
- Regional Cardiothoracic Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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In 2003, pulmonary venous flow (PVF) evaluation by Doppler echocardiography is being used daily in clinical practice. Twelve years ago, we reviewed the potential uses of PVF in various conditions. Some of its important uses in cardiology have materialized, while others have not and have been supplanted by newer approaches. Current applications of measuring PVF have included: differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restriction, estimation of left ventricular (LV) filling pressures, evaluation of LV diastolic dysfunction and left atrial (LA) function, and grading the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). However, there have been a number of controversies raised in the use of PVF profiles. Using transthoracic echocardiography, there may be technical issues in measuring the atrial reversal flow velocity. The use of PVF in the evaluation of the severity of MR is not always specific and can be affected by atrial fibrillation (AF) and elevated mean LA pressure. Mitral valvuloplasty and radiofrequency ablation for AF, which are the newer applications of PVF in monitoring invasive procedures, are mentioned. This article reviews the important clinical role of Doppler evaluation of PVF, discusses its limitations and pitfalls, and highlights its newer applications.
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- Tomotsugu Tabata
- Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
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Yang H, Jones M, Shiota T, Qin JX, Kim YJ, Popovic ZB, Pu M, Greenberg NL, Cardon LA, Eto Y, Sitges M, Zetts AD, Thomas JD. Pulmonary venous flow determinants of left atrial pressure under different loading conditions in a chronic animal model with mitral regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002; 15:1181-8. [PMID: 12411903 DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.123959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to quantitatively compare the changes and correlations between pulmonary venous flow variables and mean left atrial pressure (mLAP) under different loading conditions in animals with chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) and without MR. METHODS A total of 85 hemodynamic conditions were studied in 22 sheep, 12 without MR as control (NO-MR group) and 10 with MR (MR group). We obtained pulmonary venous flow systolic velocity (Sv) and diastolic velocity (Dv), Sv and Dv time integrals, their ratios (Sv/Dv and Sv/Dv time integral), mLAP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, and MR stroke volume. We also measured left atrial a, x, v, and y pressures and calculated the difference between v and y pressures. RESULTS Average MR stroke volume was 10.6 +/- 4.3 mL/beat. There were good correlations between Sv (r = -0.64 and r = -0.59, P <.01), Sv/Dv (r = -0.62 and r = -0.74, P <.01), and mLAP in the MR and NO-MR groups, respectively. Correlations were also observed between Dv time integral (r = 0.61 and r = 0.57, P <.01) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in the MR and NO-MR groups. In velocity variables, Sv (r = -0.79, P <.001) was the best predictor of mLAP in both groups. The sensitivity and specificity of Sv = 0 in predicting mLAP 15 mm Hg or greater were 86% and 85%, respectively. CONCLUSION Pulmonary venous flow variables correlated well with mLAP under altered loading conditions in the MR and NO-MR groups. They may be applied clinically as substitutes for invasively acquired indexes of mLAP to assess left atrial and left ventricular functional status.
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- Hua Yang
- Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
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Ozdemir K, Altunkeser BB, Sökmen G, Tokaç M, Gök H. Usefulness of peak mitral inflow velocity to predict severe mitral regurgitation in patients with normal or impaired left ventricular systolic function. Am Heart J 2001; 142:1065-71. [PMID: 11717613 DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.118465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of peak mitral inflow (E-wave) velocity, which was thought to be easier and more practical than qualitative and quantitative methods used to grade mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients both with normal and low left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF). It is known that peak E-wave velocity increases in MR. But correlation of this increase with regurgitant fraction (RF), its usefulness in grading MR, and the effect of EF on peak E-wave velocity have not been studied in detail. METHODS We prospectively examined 135 consecutive patients with varying grades of MR with echocardiography. MR was evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively, and concordance of these 2 methods was determined. Peak E-wave velocity, A-wave velocity, and E-wave deceleration time were measured and the E/A ratio was calculated. LV isovolumetric relaxation and contraction times were measured. Different MR groups classified by RF were compared with each other. RESULTS Concordance of quantitative and qualitative evaluation was low in patients with low EF (kappa 0.37 vs 0.65). Peak E-wave velocity and E/A ratio showed significant differences between MR groups. Peak E-wave velocity correlated with the RF and EF (r = 0.47, r = 0.33, respectively, P <.001). Sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value of peak E-wave velocity >1.2 m/s suggesting severe MR were found to be different in patients with normal and low EF (96% vs 66%, 78% vs 83%, 97% vs 78%, respectively). E-wave deceleration, LV isovolumetric relaxation, and contraction time did not show a correlation with RF. CONCLUSION Peak E-wave velocity is a screening method that could be used in common for determining severity of MR semiquantitatively, especially in patients with normal EF.
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- K Ozdemir
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
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Thomas L, Foster E, Hoffman JI, Schiller NB. The Mitral Regurgitation Index: an echocardiographic guide to severity. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999; 33:2016-22. [PMID: 10362208 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00111-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a semiquantitative index of mitral regurgitation severity suitable for use in daily clinical practice and research. BACKGROUND There is no simple method for quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR). The MR Index is a semiquantitative guide to MR severity. The MR Index is a composite of six echocardiographic variables: color Doppler regurgitant jet penetration and proximal isovelocity surface area, continuous wave Doppler characteristics of the regurgitant jet and tricuspid regurgitant jet-derived pulmonary artery pressure, pulse wave Doppler pulmonary venous flow pattern and two-dimensional echocardiographic estimation of left atrial size. METHODS Consecutive patients (n = 103) with varying grades of MR, seen in the Adult Echocardiography Laboratory at UCSF, were analyzed retrospectively. All patients were evaluated for the six variables, each variable being scored on a four point scale from 0 to 3. The reference standards for MR were qualitative echocardiographic evaluation by an expert and quantitation of regurgitant fraction using two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. A subgroup of patients with low ejection fraction (EF < 50%) were also analyzed. RESULTS The MR Index increased in proportion to MR severity with a significant difference among the three grades in both normal and low EF groups (F = 130 and F = 42, respectively, p < 0.0001). The MR Index correlated with regurgitant fraction (r = 0.76, p < 0.0001). An MR Index > or =2.2 identified 26/29 patients with severe MR (sensitivity = 90%, specificity = 88%, PPV = 79%). No patient with severe MR had an MR Index <1.8 and no patient with mild MR had an MR Index >1.7. CONCLUSIONS The MR Index is a simple semiquantitative estimate of MR severity, which seems to be useful in evaluating MR in patients with a low EF.
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- L Thomas
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0214, USA
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Enriquez-Sarano M, Dujardin KS, Tribouilloy CM, Seward JB, Yoganathan AP, Bailey KR, Tajik AJ. Determinants of pulmonary venous flow reversal in mitral regurgitation and its usefulness in determining the severity of regurgitation. Am J Cardiol 1999; 83:535-41. [PMID: 10073857 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00909-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pulmonary venous flow (PVF) reversal is observed in mitral regurgitation (MR) and can be detected by Doppler echocardiography. However, the determinants of PVF alterations in MR have not been analyzed with simultaneous quantitative methods, and the diagnostic accuracy of flow reversal is uncertain. Prospectively, in 128 patients with isolated MR of various degrees (regurgitant fraction 4% to 81%), Doppler echocardiography was used to measure PVF velocity simultaneously to quantify MR by 2 methods and to perform a comprehensive hemodynamic assessment. Systolic PVF velocity was 4 +/- 56 cm/s (systolic flow reversal in 39 patients) and showed the strongest correlations with mitral effective regurgitant orifice (r = -0.56, p <0.0001). In multivariate analysis, larger effective regurgitant orifice (p <0.0001), eccentric jets (p = 0.0023), longer jets (p = 0.0033), and lower mitral regurgitant velocity (p = 0.0015) were independent determinants of decreased systolic PVF velocity. In organic MR, increased filling pressures were associated with systolic PVF reversal. Blunted systolic flow was associated with shorter mitral deceleration time (p <0.0001) and enlarged left atrium (p = 0.0007). For the diagnosis of severe MR (regurgitant orifice > or = 35 mm2, regurgitant fraction > or = 50%), systolic flow reversal sensitivity was 61% and 60%, and specificity was 92% and 85%, respectively. Among 29 patients in whom surgery demonstrated severe mitral lesions, 12 (41%) had no systolic flow reversal preoperatively. In patients with MR, the determinants of systolic PVF are complex and, in addition to the degree of MR, include the hemodynamic consequences of MR, jet characteristics, left ventricular filling, and left atrial volume alterations. Consequently, systolic PVF reversal is a useful sign of severe MR but of relatively low sensitivity, emphasizing the importance of quantifying MR.
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- M Enriquez-Sarano
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Piper C, Wiemer M, Schultheiss HP, Horstkotte D. [Optimal management of primary and secondary mitral regurgitation]. Herz 1998; 23:429-33. [PMID: 9859037 DOI: 10.1007/bf03043403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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While morphologic alteration of parts of the mitral valve apparatus (ventricular wall, papillary muscles, chordae tendineae, valve annulus and leaflets) may result in a loss of its functional integrity (primary mitral regurgitation, MR) mitral annulus dilatation following left ventricular enlargement or change in chamber geometry and consecutive opening of the angle between papillary muscles and valve annulus cause secondary MR. Irrespective of these etiologies MR is chronically progressive and much more than the severity of MR the grade of myocardial adaptation to the chronic volume overload is of prognostic significance. Inadequate myocardial adaptation is demonstrated by an increase of the echocardiographically determined radius (r) to wall thickness (Th) ratio (r/Th > 3.0), indicating increasing left ventricular wall stress or by an insufficient increase of the left ventricular ejection fraction (< or = 5% of resting values) under exercise conditions, e.g. with radionuclide angiocardiography (RNV). Stressecho may replace RNV in the future for this indication. Actually, stress echo is not reliable to determine changes in left ventricular ejection fraction at rest versus exercise because of systematic errors and error reproduction. There are preliminary reports on biochemical markers like noradrenaline or tumor necrosis factor alpha being helpful to determine the breakdown of myocardial adaptation mechanisms. Surgical intervention is indicated in chronic MR irrespective of the hemodynamic severity, if myocardial adaptation is inadequate. If mitral reconstruction, the surgical technique of choice, remains insufficient to restore normal valve function, mitral valve replacement with preservation of the subvalvular apparatus is unavoidable. For a deceleration of the progressive volume overload in chronic MR for which a surgical intervention is not yet indicated, a long-term afterload reducing medical therapy preferably with long acting ACE-inhibitors seem to be prognostically favorable.
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- C Piper
- Medizinische Klinik II-Kardiologie und Pulmologie, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freien Universität Berlin
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Sun JP, Yang XS, Qin JX, Greenberg NL, Zhou J, Vazquez CJ, Griffin BP, Stewart WJ, Thomas JD. Quantification of mitral regurgitation by automated cardiac output measurement: experimental and clinical validation. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 32:1074-82. [PMID: 9768735 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00329-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To develop and validate an automated noninvasive method to quantify mitral regurgitation. BACKGROUND Automated cardiac output measurement (ACM), which integrates digital color Doppler velocities in space and in time, has been validated for the left ventricular (LV) outflow tract but has not been tested for the LV inflow tract or to assess mitral regurgitation (MR). METHODS First, to validate ACM against a gold standard (ultrasonic flow meter), 8 dogs were studied at 40 different stages of cardiac output (CO). Second, to compare ACM to the LV outflow (ACMa) and inflow (ACMm) tracts, 50 normal volunteers without MR or aortic regurgitation (44+/-5 years, 31 male) were studied. Third, to compare ACM with the standard pulsed Doppler-two-dimensional echocardiographic (PD-2D) method for quantification of MR, 51 patients (61+/-14 years, 30 male) with MR were studied. RESULTS In the canine studies, CO by ACM (1.32+/-0.3 liter/min, y) and flow meter (1.35+/-0.3 liter/min, x) showed good correlation (r=0.95, y=0.89x+0.11) and agreement (deltaCO(y-x)=0.03+/-0.08 [mean+/-SD] liter/min). In the normal subjects, CO measured by ACMm agreed with CO by ACMa (r=0.90, p < 0.0001, deltaCO=-0.09+/-0.42 liter/min), PD (r=0.87, p < 0.0001, deltaCO=0.12+/-0.49 liter/min) and 2D (r=0.84, p < 0.0001, deltaCO=-0.16+/-0.48 liter/min). In the patients, mitral regurgitant volume (MRV) by ACMm-ACMa agreed with PD-2D (r= 0.88, y=0.88x+6.6, p < 0.0001, deltaMRV=2.68+/-9.7 ml). CONCLUSIONS We determined that ACM is a feasible new method for quantifying LV outflow and inflow volume to measure MRV and that ACM automatically performs calculations that are equivalent to more time-consuming Doppler and 2D measurements. Additionally, ACM should improve MR quantification in routine clinical practice.
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- J P Sun
- Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common echocardiographic finding; however, there is no simple accurate method for quantification. The aim of this study was to develop an easily measured screening variable for hemodynamically significant MR. BACKGROUND The added regurgitant volume in MR increases the left atrial to left ventricular gradient, which then increases the peak mitral inflow or the peak E wave velocity. Our hypothesis was that peak E wave velocity and the E/A ratio increase in proportion to MR severity. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 102 consecutive patients with varying grades of MR seen in the Adult Echocardiography Laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco. Peak E wave velocity, peak A wave velocity, E/A ratio and E wave deceleration time were measured in all patients. The reference standard for MR was qualitative echocardiographic evaluation by an expert and quantitation of regurgitant fraction using two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. RESULTS Peak E wave velocity was seen to increase in proportion to MR severity, with a significant difference between the different groups (F = 37, p < 0.0001). Peak E wave velocity correlated with regurgitant fraction (r = 0.52, p < 0.001). Furthermore, an E wave velocity >1.2 m/s identified 24 of 27 patients with severe MR (sensitivity 86%, specificity 86%, positive predictive value 75%). An A wave dominant pattern excluded the presence of severe MR. The E/A ratio also increased in proportion to MR severity. Peak A wave velocity and E wave deceleration time showed no correlation with MR severity. CONCLUSIONS Peak E wave velocity is easy to obtain and is therefore widely applicable in clinical practice as a screening tool for evaluating MR severity.
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Affiliation(s)
- L Thomas
- Division of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, 94142-0214, USA
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