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Lee J, Mitter SS, Van Assche L, Huh H, Wagner GJ, Wu E, Barker AJ, Markl M, Thomas JD. Impact of assuming a circular orifice on flow error through elliptical regurgitant orifices: computational fluid dynamics and in vitro analysis of proximal flow convergence. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 39:307-318. [PMID: 36322265 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-022-02729-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Grounded in hydrodynamic theory, proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) is a simplistic and practical technique widely used to quantify valvular regurgitation flow. PISA provides a relatively reasonable, though slightly underestimated flow rate for circular orifices. However, for elliptical orifices frequently seen in functional mitral regurgitation, PISA underestimates the flow rate. Based on data obtained with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and in vitro experiments using systematically varied orifice parameters, we hypothesized that flow rate underestimation for elliptical orifices by PISA is predictable and within a clinically acceptable range. We performed 45 CFD simulations with varying orifice areas 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 cm2, orifice aspect ratios 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, and 10:1, and peak velocities (Vmax) 400, 500 and 600 cm/s. The ratio of computed effective regurgitant orifice area to true effective area (EROAC/EROA) against the ratio of aliasing velocity to peak velocity (VA/Vmax) was analyzed for orifice shape impact. Validation was conducted with in vitro imaging in round and 3:1 elliptical orifices. Plotting EROAC/EROA against VA/Vmax revealed marginal flow underestimation with 2:1 and 3:1 elliptical axis ratios against a circular orifice (< 10% for 8% VA/Vmax), rising to ≤ 35% for 10:1 ratio. In vitro modeling confirmed CFD findings; there was a 8.3% elliptical EROA underestimation compared to the circular orifice estimate. PISA quantification for regurgitant flow through elliptical orifices produces predictable, but generally small, underestimation deemed clinically acceptable for most regurgitant orifices.
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- Jeesoo Lee
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 767 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Claire Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1190 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Claire Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Cardiovascular Medicine Associates PA, 6200 Sunset Dr Ste 401, South Miami, FL, 33143, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 767 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyungbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Cheombok-ro 80, Dae-gu, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Claire Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 767 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E 16th Ave B125, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 767 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Claire Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Quantification of regurgitation in mitral valve prolapse with automated real time echocardiographic 3D proximal isovelocity surface area: multimodality consistency and role of eccentricity index. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 37:1947-1959. [PMID: 33616785 PMCID: PMC8255267 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02179-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D-TTE) provides a semi-automated proximal isovelocity surface area method (3D-PISA) to obtain quantitative parameters. Data assessing regurgitation severity in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) are scarce, so we assessed the 3D-PISA method compared with 2D-PISA and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and the role of an eccentricity index. We evaluated the 3D-PISA method for assessing MR in 54 patients with MVP (57 ± 14 years; 42 men; 12 mild/mild-moderate; 12 moderate-severe; and 30 severe MR). Role of an asymmetric (i.e. eccentricity index ≥ 1.25) flow convergence region (FCR) and inter-modality consistency were then assessed. 3D-PISA derived regurgitant volume (RVol) showed a good correlation with 2D-PISA and CMR derived parameters (r = 0.86 and r = 0.81, respectively). The small mean differences with 2D-PISA derived RVol did not reach statistical significance in overall population (5.7 ± 23 ml, 95% CI - 0.6 to 12; p = 0.08) but differed in those with asymmetric 3D-FCR (n = 21; 2D-PISA: 72 ± 36 ml vs. 3D-PISA: 93 ± 47 ml; p = 0.001). RVol mean values were higher using PISA methods (CMR 57 ± 33 ml; 2D-PISA 73 ± 39 ml; and 3D-PISA 79 ± 45 ml) and an overestimation was observed when CMR was used as reference (2D-PISA vs. CMR: mean difference: 15.8 ml [95% CI 10-22, p < 0.001]; and 3D-PISA vs. CMR: 21.5 ml [95% CI 14-29, p < 0.001]). Intra- and inter-observer reliability was excellent (ICC 0.91-0.99), but with numerically lower coefficient of variation for 3D-PISA (8%-10% vs. 2D-PISA: 12%-16%). 3D-PISA method for assessing regurgitation in MVP may enable analogous evaluation compared to standard 2D-PISA, but with overestimation in case of asymmetric FCR or when CMR is used as reference method.
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Nolan MT, Thavendiranathan P. Automated Quantification in Echocardiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2019; 12:1073-1092. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Jaworek M, Gelpi G, Romagnoni C, Lucherini F, Contino M, Fiore GB, Vismara R, Antona C. Long-arm Clip for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Treatment of Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation – Ex-Vivo Beating Heart Study. STRUCTURAL HEART-THE JOURNAL OF THE HEART TEAM 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2019.1590666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Michal Jaworek
- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, ‘Luigi Sacco’ General Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, ‘Luigi Sacco’ General Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, ‘Luigi Sacco’ General Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- ForcardioLab – Fondazione per la Ricerca in Cardiochirurgia ONLUS, Milan, Italy
- Cardiovascular Department, ‘Luigi Sacco’ General Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ‘Luigi Sacco’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Zürcher F, Brugger N, Jahren SE, de Marchi SF, Seiler C. Quantification of Multiple Mitral Regurgitant Jets: An In Vitro Validation Study Comparing Two- and Three-Dimensional Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Methods. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2018; 30:511-521. [PMID: 28274714 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The accuracy of the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method for the quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR), in the case of multiple jets, is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate different two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) PISA methods using 3D color Doppler data sets. METHODS Several regurgitant volumes (Rvols) were simulated using a pulsatile pump connected to a phantom equipped with single and double regurgitant orifices of different sizes and interspaces. A flowmeter served as the reference method. Transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were used to acquire the 3D data sets. Offline, Rvols were calculated by 2D PISA methods based on hemispheric and hemicylindric assumptions and by 3D integrated PISA. RESULTS A fusion of the PISA was observed in the setting of narrow-spaced regurgitant orifices; compared with flowmeter, Rvol was underestimated using the single hemispheric PISA model (TTE: Bland-Altman bias ± limit of agreement, -17.5 ± 8.9 mL; TEE: -15.9 ± 7.3 mL) and overestimated using the double hemispheric PISA model (TTE: +7.1 ± 14.6 mL; TEE: +10.4 ± 11.9 mL). The combined approach (hemisphere for single orifice, hemicylinder with two bases for nonfused PISAs, and hemicylinder with one base for fused PISAs) was more precise (TTE: -3.4 ± 6.3 mL; TEE: -1.9 ± 5.6 mL). Three-dimensional integrated PISA was the most accurate method to quantify Rvol (TTE: -2.1 ± 6.5 mL; TEE -3.2 ± 4.8 mL). CONCLUSIONS In the setting of double MR orifices, the 2D combined approach and integrated 3D PISA appear to be superior as compared with the conventional hemispheric method, thus providing tools for the challenging quantification of MR with multiple jets.
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- Fabian Zürcher
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Fribourgeois, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
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Tan TC, Zeng X, Jiao Y, Wang L, Wei Q, Thiele K, Salgo I, Mehta V, Andrawes M, Picard MH, Hung J. Three-Dimensional Field Optimization Method: Clinical Validation of a Novel Color Doppler Method for Quantifying Mitral Regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2016; 29:926-934. [PMID: 27405591 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) severity by echocardiography is important for clinical decision making, but MR severity can be challenging to quantitate accurately and reproducibly. The accuracy of effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) and regurgitant volume (RVol) calculated using two-dimensional (2D) proximal isovelocity surface area is limited by the geometric assumptions of proximal isovelocity surface area shape, and both variables demonstrate interobserver variability. The aim of this study was to compare a novel automated three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic method for calculating MR regurgitant flow using standard 2D techniques. METHODS A sheep model of ischemic MR and patients with MR were prospectively examined. Patients with a range of severity of MR were examined. EROA and RVol were calculated from 3D color Doppler acquisitions using a novel computer-automated algorithm based on the field optimization method to measure EROA and RVol. For an independent comparison group, the 3D field optimization method was compared with 2D methods for grading MR in an experimental ovine model of MR. RESULTS Fifteen 3D data sets from nine sheep (open-chest transthoracic echocardiographic data sets) and 33 transesophageal data sets from patients with MR were prospectively examined. For sheep data sets, mean 2D EROA was 0.16 ± 0.05 cm2, and mean 2D RVol was 21.84 ± 8.03 mL. Mean 3D EROA was 0.09 ± 0.04 cm2, and mean 3D RVol was 14.40 ± 5.79 cm3. There was good correlation between 2D and 3D EROA (R = 0.70) and RVol (R = 0.80). For patient data sets, mean 2D EROA was 0.35 ± 0.35 cm2, and mean 2D RVol was 58.9 ± 52.9 mL. Mean 3D EROA was 0.34 ± 0.29 cm2, and mean 3D RVol was 54.6 ± 36.5 mL. There was excellent correlation between 2D and 3D EROA (R = 0.94) and RVol (R = 0.84). Bland-Altman analysis revealed greater interobserver variability for 2D RVol measurements compared with 3D RVol using the 3D field optimization method measurements, but variability was statistically significant only for RVol. CONCLUSIONS Direct automated measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area region for EROA calculation using real-time 3D color Doppler echocardiography is feasible, with a high correlation to current 2D EROA methods but less variability. This novel automated method provides an accurate and highly reproducible method for calculating EROA.
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- Timothy C Tan
- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York
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- Philips Healthcare, Andover, Massachusetts
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- Philips Healthcare, Andover, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Poelaert JI, Bouchez S. Perioperative echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve regurgitation: a comprehensive review. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016; 50:801-812. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Brugger N, Wustmann K, Hürzeler M, Wahl A, de Marchi SF, Steck H, Zürcher F, Seiler C. Comparison of three-dimensional proximal isovelocity surface area to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for quantifying mitral regurgitation. Am J Cardiol 2015; 115:1130-6. [PMID: 25747111 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.01.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of our study was to evaluate 3-dimensional (3D) color Doppler proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) as a tool for quantitative assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) against in vitro and in vivo reference methods. A customized 3D PISA software was validated in vitro against a flowmeter MR phantom. Sixty consecutive patients, with ≥mild MR of any cause, were recruited and the regurgitant volume (RVol) was measured by 2D PISA, 3D peak PISA, and 3D integrated PISA, using transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) was used as reference method. Flowmeter RVol was associated with 3D integrated PISA as follows: y = 0.64x + 4.7, r(2) = 0.97, p <0.0001 for TEE and y = 0.88x + 4.07, r(2) = 0.96, p <0.0001 for TTE. The bias and limit of agreement in the Bland-Altman analysis were 6.8 ml [-3.5 to 17.1] for TEE and -0.059 ml [-6.2 to 6.1] for TTE. In vivo, TEE-derived 3D integrated PISA was the most accurate method for MR quantification compared to CMR: r(2) = 0.76, y = 0.95x - 3.95, p <0.0001; 5.1 ml (-14.7 to 26.5). It was superior to TEE 3D peak PISA (r(2) = 0.67, y = 1.00x + 6.20, p <0.0001; -6.3 ml [-33.4 to 21.0]), TEE 2D PISA (r(2) = 0.54, y = 0.76x + 0.18, p <0.0001; 8.4 ml [-20.4 to 37.2]), and TTE-derived measurements. It was also most accurate by receiver operating characteristic analysis (area under the curve 0.99) for the detection of severe MR, RVol cutoff = 48 ml, sensibility 100%, and specificity 96%. RVol and the cutoff to define severe MR were underestimated using the most accurate method. In conclusion, quantitative 3D color Doppler echocardiography of the PISA permits a more accurate MR assessment than conventional techniques and, consequently, should enable an optimized management of patients suffering from MR.
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- Nicolas Brugger
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography has been conceived as one of the most promising methods for the diagnosis of valvular heart disease, and recently has become an integral clinical tool thanks to the development of high quality real-time transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In particular, for mitral valve diseases, this new approach has proven to be the most unique, powerful, and convincing method for understanding the complicated anatomy of the mitral valve and its dynamism. The method has been useful for surgical management, including robotic mitral valve repair. Moreover, this method has become indispensable for nonsurgical mitral procedures such as edge to edge mitral repair and transcatheter closure of paravaluvular leaks. In addition, color Doppler 3D echo has been valuable to identify the location of the regurgitant orifice and the severity of the mitral regurgitation. For aortic and tricuspid valve diseases, this method may not be quite as valuable as for the mitral valve. However, the necessity of 3D echo is recognized for certain situations even for these valves, such as for evaluating the aortic annulus for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. It is now clear that this method, especially with the continued development of real-time 3D TEE technology, will enhance the diagnosis and management of patients with these valvular heart diseases.
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- Takahiro Shiota
- Department of Medicine, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Schmidt FP, Gniewosz T, Jabs A, Münzel T, Hink U, Lancellotti P, von Bardeleben RS. Usefulness of 3D-PISA as compared to guideline endorsed parameters for mitral regurgitation quantification. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 30:1501-8. [PMID: 25037470 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-014-0496-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study was intended to evaluate the diagnostic value of three dimensional proximal isovelocity surface area (3D PISA) derived effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) and the accuracy of automatic 3D PISA detection in a population resembling clinical practice. Quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR) remains challenging and 3D PISA EROA is a novel diagnostic tool with promising results. However its' usefulness compared to guideline endorsed parameters has not been shown. In 93 consecutive patients examined in routine practice conventional parameters and 3D-datasets for offline 3D PISA evaluation were recorded. EROA was determined from the largest (peak) PISA and also averaged over systole for meanEROA. Results of 3D PISA calculation were compared with a combination of expert grading by two examiners and two scores for MR grading. In receiver operator characteristic-analysis the meanEROA as determined by 3D PISA had the best diagnostic value (AUC = 0.907 CI 0.832-0.983) as compared to peakEROA (AUC 0.840 CI 0.739-0.941), vena contracta width (AUC 0.831 CI 0.745-0.918) and 2D PISA (AUC 0.747 CI 0.644-0.850). A meanEROA of 0.15 cm(2) had a sensitivity of 88.2 % and a specificity of 81.4 % for distinguishing severe from non-severe MR. Semiautomatic 3D PISA detection correlated very well with manually corrected values (r = 0.955). Semiautomatic 3D PISA measurement is feasible in a clinical population and has better diagnostic value compared to 2D PISA. Calculation of mean EROA throughout systole further improves diagnostic value compared to conventional parameters.
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- Frank P Schmidt
- Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany,
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Choi J, Heo R, Hong GR, Chang HJ, Sung JM, Shin SH, Cho IJ, Shim CY, Chung N. Differential Effect of 3-Dimensional Color Doppler Echocardiography for the Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation According to the Severity and Characteristics. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 7:535-44. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.113.001457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Jaehuk Choi
- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital (J.C., R.H., G.-R.H., H.-J.C., S.H.S., I.J.C., C.-Y.S., N.C.) and Severance Biomedical Science Institute (H.-J.C.), Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea; and Department of Statistics, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea (J.M.S.)
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Andrawes MN, Feinman JW. 3-dimensional echocardiography and its role in preoperative mitral valve evaluation. Cardiol Clin 2014; 31:271-85. [PMID: 23743077 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Echocardiography plays a key role in the preoperative evaluation of mitral valve disease. 3-dimensional echocardiography is a relatively new development that is being used more and more frequently in the evaluation of these patients. This article reviews the available literature comparing the use of this new technology to classic techniques in the assessment of mitral valve pathology. The authors also review some of the novel insights learned from 3-dimensional echocardiography and how they may be used in surgical decision making and planning.
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- Michael N Andrawes
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Gripari P, Muratori M, Fusini L, Tamborini G, Pepi M. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Advancements in Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Mitral Valve Morphology in Mitral Valve Prolapse. J Cardiovasc Echogr 2014; 24:1-9. [PMID: 28465897 PMCID: PMC5353406 DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.131985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Degenerative mitral valve disease (MVD) is the leading cause of organic mitral regurgitation (MR), one of the most common valvular heart disease in western countries. Substantial progresses in the surgical treatment of degenerative MVD have improved life expectancy of patients with significant MR. However, prognosis, surgical decision and timing of surgery strongly depend on the accurate characterization of mitral valve (MV) anatomy and pathology and on the precise quantification of MR. Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, a major technological breakthrough in the field of cardiovascular imaging, provides several advantages over two-dimensional (2D) imaging in the qualitative and quantitative evaluations of MV apparatus. In this review, we focus on the contribution of this new modality to the diagnosis of degenerative MVD, the quantitative assessment of MR severity, the selection and monitoring of surgical and percutaneous procedures, the evaluation of procedural outcomes. The results of a systematic and exhaustive search of the existing literature, restricted to real-time 3D echocardiography in adults, are here reported.
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- Paola Gripari
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, Milano, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico, Milano, Italy
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Thavendiranathan P, Liu S, Datta S, Rajagopalan S, Ryan T, Igo SR, Jackson MS, Little SH, De Michelis N, Vannan MA. Quantification of Chronic Functional Mitral Regurgitation by Automated 3-Dimensional Peak and Integrated Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area and Stroke Volume Techniques Using Real-Time 3-Dimensional Volume Color Doppler Echocardiography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:125-33. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.112.980383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of an automated 3-dimensional (3D) proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) (in vitro and patients) and stroke volume technique (patients) to assess mitral regurgitation (MR) severity using real-time volume color flow Doppler transthoracic echocardiography.
Methods and Results—
Using an in vitro model of MR, the effective regurgitant orifice area and regurgitant volume (RVol) were measured by the PISA technique using 2-dimensional (2D) and 3D (automated true 3D PISA) transthoracic echocardiography. The mean anatomic regurgitant orifice area (0.35±0.10 cm
2
) was underestimated to a greater degree by the 2D (0.12±0.05 cm
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) than the 3D method (0.25±0.10 cm
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;
P
<0.001 for both). Compared with the flowmeter (40±14 mL), the RVol by 2D PISA (20±19 mL) was underestimated (
P
<0.001), but the 3D peak (43±16 mL) and integrated PISA-based (38±14 mL) RVol were comparable (
P
>0.05 for both). In patients (n=30, functional MR), 3D effective regurgitant orifice area correlated well with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging RVol
r
=0.84 and regurgitant fraction
r
=0.80. Compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging RVol (33±22 mL), the integrated PISA RVol (34±26 mL;
P
=0.42) was not significantly different; however, the peak PISA RVol was higher (48±27 mL;
P
<0.001). In addition, RVol calculated as the difference in automated mitral and aortic stroke volumes by real-time 3D volume color flow Doppler echocardiography was not significantly different from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (34±21 versus 33±22 mL;
P
=0.33).
Conclusions—
Automated real-time 3D volume color flow Doppler based 3D PISA is more accurate than the 2D PISA method to quantify MR. In patients with functional MR, the 3D RVol by integrated PISA is more accurate than a peak PISA technique. Automated 3D stroke volume measurement can also be used as an adjunctive method to quantify MR severity.
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- Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan
- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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- From the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (P.T., S.L., S.R., T.R., M.A.V.); Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, Mountain View, CA (S.D.); The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX (S.R.I., M.S.J., S.H.L); and University of California Irvine, Orange, CA (N.D.M.)
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Perry R, Joseph M. Advanced echocardiographic techniques. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2012; 15:126-142. [PMID: 28191159 PMCID: PMC5024913 DOI: 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2012.tb00196.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Echocardiography has advanced significantly since its first clinical use. The move towards more accurate imaging and quantification has driven this advancement. In this review, we will briefly focus on three distinct but important recent advances, three‐dimensional (3D) echocardiography, contrast echocardiography and myocardial tissue imaging. The basic principles of these techniques will be discussed as well as current and future clinical applications.
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- Rebecca Perry
- Flinders Clinical Research; South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute; Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Flinders Medical Centre; Bedford Park South Australia Australia
- Discipline of Medicine Flinders University; Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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- Flinders Clinical Research; South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute; Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Flinders Medical Centre; Bedford Park South Australia Australia
- Discipline of Medicine Flinders University; Bedford Park South Australia Australia
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Thavendiranathan P, Phelan D, Thomas JD, Flamm SD, Marwick TH. Quantitative Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 60:1470-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantifying Mitral Regurgitation: Added Value of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-011-9097-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Quaini A, Canic S, Guidoboni G, Glowinski R, Igo SR, Hartley CJ, Zoghbi WA, Little SH. A Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of Regurgitant Mitral Valve Flow: Validation Against in vitro Standards and 3D Color Doppler Methods. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2011; 2:77-89. [PMID: 22582092 DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Annalisa Quaini
- Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; The Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Department of Cardiology, The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Three-dimensional Echocardiography of the Mitral Valve Leaflet Anatomy and Repair. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-010-9035-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shanks M, Siebelink HMJ, Delgado V, van de Veire NRL, Ng ACT, Sieders A, Schuijf JD, Lamb HJ, Ajmone Marsan N, Westenberg JJM, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Bax JJ. Quantitative assessment of mitral regurgitation: comparison between three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 3:694-700. [PMID: 20810848 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.110.947176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND quantification of mitral regurgitation severity with 2-dimensional (2D) imaging techniques remains challenging. The present study compared the accuracy of 2D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and 3-dimensional (3D) TEE for quantification of mitral regurgitation, using MRI as the reference method. METHODS AND RESULTS two-dimensional and 3D TEE and cardiac MRI were performed in 30 patients with mitral regurgitation. Mitral effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) and regurgitant volume (Rvol) were estimated with 2D and 3D TEE. With 3D TEE, EROA was calculated using planimetry of the color Doppler flow from en face views and Rvol was derived by multiplying the EROA by the velocity time integral of the regurgitant jet. Finally, using MRI, mitral Rvol was quantified by subtracting the aortic flow volume from left ventricular stroke volume. Compared with 3D TEE, 2D TEE underestimated the EROA by a mean of 0.13 cm(2). In addition, 2D TEE underestimated the Rvol by 21.6% when compared with 3D TEE and by 21.3% when compared with MRI. In contrast, 3D TEE underestimated the Rvol by only 1.2% when compared with MRI. Finally, one third of the patients in grade 1 and ≥50% of the patients in grade 2 and 3, as assessed with 2D TEE, would have been upgraded to a more severe grade, based on the 3D TEE and MRI measurements. CONCLUSIONS quantification of mitral EROA and Rvol with 3D TEE is feasible and accurate as compared with MRI and results in less underestimation of the Rvol as compared with 2D TEE.
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- Miriam Shanks
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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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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Del Pasqua A, Sanders SP, de Zorzi A, Toscano A, Iacobelli R, Pierli C, Pasquini L, Di Donato R, Rinelli G. Impact of three-dimensional echocardiography in complex congenital heart defect cases: the surgical view. Pediatr Cardiol 2009; 30:293-300. [PMID: 19083142 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9348-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Other authors have demonstrated the ability of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography to produce "en face" views of anomalies such as atrioventricular valve disease and atrial and ventricular septal defects. Few data exist about the usefulness of 3D images for more complex congenital heart defects and the surgical impact of this relatively new technology. This study, covering a period of 8 months and including 43 young patients affected by complex congenital heart defects, demonstrated that the routine use of 3D echocardiography is feasible and valuable for some types of cardiac defects. In fact, 3D images have provided more detailed anatomic definition of interrelations between structures in about one-third (15/43) of our cases, yielding new insight into the anatomy analogous to what can be derived from examining a heart specimen. Our surgeons found the 3D images particularly helpful for providing a realistic and almost specimen-like preview of the surgical anatomy that facilitates planning of the surgical program.
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Solis J, Sitges M, Levine RA, Hung J. Ecocardiografía tridimensional. Nuevas perspectivas sobre la caracterización de la válvula mitral. Rev Esp Cardiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(09)70161-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Direct measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area by real-time three-dimensional color Doppler for quantitation of aortic regurgitant volume: an in vitro validation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2009; 22:306-13. [PMID: 19168322 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method is useful in the quantitation of aortic regurgitation (AR). We hypothesized that actual measurement of PISA provided with real-time 3-dimensional (3D) color Doppler yields more accurate regurgitant volumes than those estimated by 2-dimensional (2D) color Doppler PISA. METHODS We developed a pulsatile flow model for AR with an imaging chamber in which interchangeable regurgitant orifices with defined shapes and areas were incorporated. An ultrasonic flow meter was used to calculate the reference regurgitant volumes. A total of 29 different flow conditions for 5 orifices with different shapes were tested at a rate of 72 beats/min. 2D PISA was calculated as 2pi r(2), and 3D PISA was measured from 8 equidistant radial planes of the 3D PISA. Regurgitant volume was derived as PISA x aliasing velocity x time velocity integral of AR/peak AR velocity. RESULTS Regurgitant volumes by flow meter ranged between 12.6 and 30.6 mL/beat (mean 21.4 +/- 5.5 mL/beat). Regurgitant volumes estimated by 2D PISA correlated well with volumes measured by flow meter (r = 0.69); however, a significant underestimation was observed (y = 0.5x + 0.6). Correlation with flow meter volumes was stronger for 3D PISA-derived regurgitant volumes (r = 0.83); significantly less underestimation of regurgitant volumes was seen, with a regression line close to identity (y = 0.9x + 3.9). CONCLUSION Direct measurement of PISA is feasible, without geometric assumptions, using real-time 3D color Doppler. Calculation of aortic regurgitant volumes with 3D color Doppler using this methodology is more accurate than conventional 2D method with hemispheric PISA assumption.
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Little SH, Igo SR, McCulloch M, Hartley CJ, Nosé Y, Zoghbi WA. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging model of mitral valve regurgitation: design and evaluation. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2008; 34:647-654. [PMID: 18255217 PMCID: PMC3348787 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We describe the development of a cardiac flow model and imaging chamber to permit Doppler assessment of complex and dynamic flow events. The model development included the creation of a circulatory loop with variable compliance and resistance; the creation of a secondary regurgitant circuit; and incorporation of an ultrasound imaging chamber to allow two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) Doppler characterization of both simple and complex models of valvular regurgitation. In all, we assessed eight different pulsatile regurgitant volumes through each of four rigid orifices differing in size and shape: 0.15 cm(2) circle, 0.4 cm(2) circle, 0.35 cm(2) slot and 0.4 cm(2) arc. The achieved mean (and range) hemodynamic measures were: peak trans-orifice pressure gradient 117 mm Hg (40 to 245 mm Hg), trans-orifice peak Doppler velocity 560 cm/s (307 to 793 cm/s), Doppler time-velocity integral 237 cm (111 to 362 cm), regurgitant volume 43 mL (11 to 84 mL) and orifice area 0.32 cm(2) (0.15 to 0.4 cm(2)). The model was designed to optimize Doppler signal quality while reflecting anatomic structural relationships and flow events. The 2D color Doppler, 3D color Doppler and continuous wave Doppler quality was excellent whether the data were acquired from the imaging window parallel or perpendicular to the long-axis of flow. This model can be easily adapted to mimic other intracardiac flow pathology or assess future Doppler applications.
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- Stephen H. Little
- The Department of Cardiology, the Methodist Hospital and the Echocardiography Laboratory of The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Department of Cardiology, the Methodist Hospital and the Echocardiography Laboratory of The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Department of Cardiology, the Methodist Hospital and the Echocardiography Laboratory of The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Little SH, Igo SR, Pirat B, McCulloch M, Hartley CJ, Nosé Y, Zoghbi WA. In vitro validation of real-time three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for direct measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area in mitral regurgitation. Am J Cardiol 2007; 99:1440-7. [PMID: 17493476 PMCID: PMC3348701 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The 2-dimensional (2D) color Doppler (2D-CD) proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method assumes a hemispheric flow convergence zone to estimate transvalvular flow. Recently developed 3-dimensional (3D)-CD can directly visualize PISA shape and surface area without geometric assumptions. To validate a novel method to directly measure PISA using real-time 3D-CD echocardiography, a circulatory loop with an ultrasound imaging chamber was created to model mitral regurgitation (MR). Thirty-two different regurgitant flow conditions were tested using symmetric and asymmetric flow orifices. Three-dimensional-PISA was reconstructed from a hand-held real-time 3D-CD data set. Regurgitant volume was derived using both 2D-CD and 3D-CD PISA methods, and each was compared against a flow-meter standard. The circulatory loop achieved regurgitant volume within the clinical range of MR (11 to 84 ml). Three-dimensional-PISA geometry reflected the 2D geometry of the regurgitant orifice. Correlation between the 2D-PISA method regurgitant volume and actual regurgitant volume was significant (r(2) = 0.47, p <0.001). Mean 2D-PISA regurgitant volume underestimate was 19.1 +/- 25 ml (2 SDs). For the 3D-PISA method, correlation with actual regurgitant volume was significant (r(2) = 0.92, p <0.001), with a mean regurgitant volume underestimate of 2.7 +/- 10 ml (2 SDs). The 3D-PISA method showed less regurgitant volume underestimation for all orifice shapes and regurgitant volumes tested. In conclusion, in an in vitro model of MR, 3D-CD was used to directly measure PISA without geometric assumption. Compared with conventional 2D-PISA, regurgitant volume was more accurate when derived from 3D-PISA across symmetric and asymmetric orifices within a broad range of hemodynamic flow conditions.
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- Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, Texas
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- Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, Texas
- Corresponding author: Tel: 713-441-4342; fax: 713-793-1641. (W.A. Zoghbi)
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Hung J, Lang R, Flachskampf F, Shernan SK, McCulloch ML, Adams DB, Thomas J, Vannan M, Ryan T. 3D echocardiography: a review of the current status and future directions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007; 20:213-33. [PMID: 17336747 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Judy Hung
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Yosefy C, Levine RA, Solis J, Vaturi M, Handschumacher MD, Hung J. Proximal Flow Convergence Region as Assessed by Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography: Challenging the Hemispheric Assumption. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007; 20:389-96. [PMID: 17400118 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Traditionally, a hemispheric assumption for the proximal flow convergence region (PFCR) is used when calculating mitral regurgitant (MR) effective orifice area (EROA). However, 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiography limits evaluation of the complete PFCR contour. Real-time 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography (RT3D) allows direct assessment of the true PFCR contour. We hypothesized that the PFCR contour is not necessarily hemispheric, but rather hemielliptic, and aimed to apply a hemielliptic calculation, based on the 3D contour of the PFCR for more accurate MR quantification. METHODS In all, 50 patients with MR underwent RT3D to characterize PFCR contour as hemispheric or hemielliptic. MR EROA by RT3D-derived PFCR was calculated using a hemielliptic formula using 3D data. The 2D EROA was computed using standard hemispheric assumption. EROAs calculated from 2D and RT3D data were compared with quantitative Doppler EROA (mitral inflow--aortic outflow/MR time-velocity integral), used as an independent comparison. RESULTS Only 1 of 50 patients (2%) had a hemispheric PFCR contour by RT3D. The remaining had hemielliptic PFCR contours. Compared with Doppler method, 2D echocardiography significantly underestimated EROA (0.34 +/- 0.14 vs 0.48 +/- 0.25 cm(2), P < .001). RT3D EROA was not significantly different from Doppler EROA (0.52 +/- 0.17 vs 0.48 +/- 0.25, P = not significant). Of 33 patients with Doppler EROA greater than 0.3 cm(2) (> or =moderate-severe MR), 45% (15 of 33) were underestimated as having mild to moderate MR by 2D EROA. CONCLUSIONS The true PFCR contour as shown by RT3D is generally not hemispheric but hemielliptic, tracking the orifice contour. Based on this 3D shape, a hemielliptic approach can be used for practical clinical application with improved MR quantification.
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- Chaim Yosefy
- Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2696, USA
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Badano LP, Dall'Armellina E, Monaghan MJ, Pepi M, Baldassi M, Cinello M, Fioretti PM. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: technological gadget or clinical tool? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2007; 8:144-62. [PMID: 17312431 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e3280116b50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The complex anatomy of cardiac structures requires three-dimensional spatial orientation of images for a better understanding of structure and function, thereby improving image interpretation. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography is a recently developed technique based on the design of an ultrasound transducer with a matrix array that rapidly acquires image data in a pyramidal volume. The simultaneous display of multiple tomographic images allows three-dimensional perspective and the anatomically correct examination of any structure within the volumetric image. As a consequence, it is less operator-dependent and hence more reproducible. Dedicated software systems and technologies are based on high-performance computers designed for graphic handling of three-dimensional images by providing possibilities beyond those obtainable with echocardiography. This methodology allows simultaneous display of multiple superimposed planes in an interactive manner as well as a quantitative assessment of cardiac volumes and ventricular mass in a three-dimensional format without a pre-established assumption of cardiac chamber geometry. In addition, myocardial contraction and/or perfusion abnormalities are clearly identified. Finally, real-time three-dimensional colour Doppler flow mapping enables complete visualisation of the regurgitant jet and new ways of assessing regurgitant lesion severity. Thus, this technique expands the abilities of non-invasive cardiology and may open new doors for the evaluation of cardiac diseases. In this article, current and future clinical applications of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography are reviewed.
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- Luigi P Badano
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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Lai WW, Geva T, Shirali GS, Frommelt PC, Humes RA, Brook MM, Pignatelli RH, Rychik J. Guidelines and standards for performance of a pediatric echocardiogram: a report from the Task Force of the Pediatric Council of the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2006; 19:1413-30. [PMID: 17138024 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 574] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Wyman W Lai
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Paszczuk A, Wiegers SE. Quantitative assessment of mitral insufficiency: its advantages and disadvantages. Heart Fail Rev 2006; 11:205-17. [PMID: 17041761 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-006-0100-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Anna Paszczuk
- Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Scheurer M, Bandisode V, Ruff P, Atz A, Shirali G. Early Experience with Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Guidance of Right Ventricular Biopsy in Children. Echocardiography 2006; 23:45-9. [PMID: 16412182 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy is the gold standard for detecting active myocardial inflammation in cardiomyopathy as well as rejection after cardiac transplantation. This procedure has historically required the exclusive use of fluoroscopic guidance to guide catheter, sheath, and bioptome manipulation. The current study evaluates the feasibility and utility of real-time transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) to guide right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies in children. METHODS From July 2003 to April 2004, we utilized real-time 3DE in 28 consecutive cardiac catheterizations in children aged 18 months to 16 years who were undergoing endomyocardial biopsy. A commercially available 3DE scanner (Philips Sonos 7500) equipped with a 2-4 MHz 3D matrix array transthoracic probe was utilized in all cases. RESULTS A total of 123 endomyocardial biopsy samples were obtained in nine patients (BSA 0.85 m(2)+/- 0.33 m(2)). Of these 123 samples, 99 (80%) were obtained with the use of real-time transthoracic 3DE. There were no complications, including no new tricuspid valve leaflet flail or pericardial effusion. 3DE proved to be a reliable noninvasive modality to properly direct the bioptome to the desired site of biopsy within the right ventricle. As familiarity with this technique increased, the need for fluoroscopic guidance of bioptome manipulation in the right ventricle was minimized. CONCLUSIONS The use of real-time transthoracic 3DE in endomyocardial right ventricular biopsies in children is both feasible and safe. Further study to determine the impact of real-time 3DE guidance on fluoroscopy and case times for endomyocardial biopsies is warranted.
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- Mark Scheurer
- Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Fukuda S, Grimm R, Song JM, Kihara T, Daimon M, Agler DA, Wilkoff BL, Natale A, Thomas JD, Shiota T. Electrical Conduction Disturbance Effects on Dynamic Changes of Functional Mitral Regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:2270-6. [PMID: 16360057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dynamics of functional mitral regurgitation (MR) and the degree of electrical conduction disturbance, and to evaluate the impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on MR severity and its phasic pattern. BACKGROUND Mechanisms of phasic changes of functional MR, which may be determined by annulus dilation and tethering of the leaflet, remain unclear. METHODS Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 60 patients with functional MR. A biventricular pacemaker was implanted in 19 patients. The mitral annulus area (MAA) and the tenting area (TA) were measured from apical views. The MR volume and fraction were assessed by the quantitative pulsed Doppler method. Instantaneous regurgitation flow rate was measured by proximal flow convergence method. A dynamic change in MR flow rate was evaluated by frame-by-frame analysis throughout systole. RESULTS A phasic pattern with two peaks at early- and late-systole and decrease in mid-systole was noticed in 57 patients. The early-systolic peak of MR was larger than the late-systolic peak (128.4 +/- 64.3 ml/s vs. 73.9 +/- 55.1 ml/s, p < 0.001). The ratio of flow rate at these two peaks correlated with QRS duration (r = 0.55, p < 0.001). Early-systolic flow rate reduced after CRT (143.9 +/- 60.8 ml/s to 90.7 +/- 54.1 ml/s, p < 0.05), but late-systolic flow rate did not (61.5 +/- 55.0 ml/s to 51.2 +/- 40.9 ml/s, p = NS). A similar pattern was observed for TA, whereas MAA did not change after CRT. CONCLUSIONS Biphasic pattern was found in functional MR, and the ratio of flow rate at two peaks correlated with QRS duration. The CRT decreased regurgitation flow volume by reducing early-systolic MR but not late-systolic MR, resulting in the change in phasic pattern of functional MR.
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- Shota Fukuda
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Scheurer M, Bandisode V, Ruff P, Atz A, Shirali G. Early Experience with Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Guidance of Right Ventricular Biopsy in Children. Echocardiography 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.00144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Xie MX, Wang XF, Cheng TO, Lu Q, Yuan L, Liu X. Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography: A Review of the Development of the Technology and Its Clinical Application. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2005; 48:209-25. [PMID: 16271946 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2005.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) is a new imaging technique that can provide accurate, important, and additional information concerning cardiovascular morphology, pathology, and function. This article will review the development of the technology of RT3DE and its clinical application. As the technique continues to evolve, RT3DE is bound to play an increasingly important role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients with various forms of cardiovascular disease.
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- Ming-Xing Xie
- Department of Echocardiography, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Houck RC, Cooke J, Gill EA. Three-dimensional echo: transition from theory to real-time, a technology now ready for prime time. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2005; 34:85-105. [PMID: 15886612 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpradiol.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Robin C Houck
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2599, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent advances in the field of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography have allowed improved visualization of cardiac structures. These advances have also provided valuable insights into cardiac function. The purpose of this review is to describe the recent developments in 3D echocardiography in assessing valvular heart disease. RECENT FINDINGS Application of 3D echocardiography to valvular heart disease has improved with advances made in both the hardware and software components of 3D ultrasound systems. The most significant advancement has been the development of a matrix transducer that is capable of rapid real-time 3D acquisition and rendering. There have been many studies evaluating 3D echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve disease, aortic valve disease, as well as congenital heart disease using both real-time 3D transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as well as off-line reconstructed 3D images from transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) using post image processing. More recent studies have combined the structural 3D information with color Doppler 3D imaging, providing qualitative functional information. SUMMARY Developments in the field of 3D ultrasound imaging have allowed better qualitative assessment of valvular structures. The addition of color flow Doppler to the 3D imaging has provided improved visualization of regurgitant lesions and holds great promise for improved quantitative assessment of such lesions. The ongoing miniaturization of transducers and improvements in hardware and software components of ultrasound systems will certainly enhance both the ease of image acquisition as well as image quality, which should result in more precise quantitation of valvular dysfunction. However, clinical benefits of 3D echocardiography are yet to be demonstrated in properly conducted clinical trials, which are needed for wider acceptance of this technique.
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- Omid Salehian
- Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Wang XF, Deng YB, Nanda NC, Deng J, Miller AP, Xie MX. Live Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Imaging Principles and Clinical Application. Echocardiography 2003; 20:593-604. [PMID: 14536007 DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Live three-dimensional echocardiography (L3DE) is an important breakthrough in the field of medical ultrasound. It will provide a great potential tool for clinical diagnosis and treatment. In this article, the authors first review the bottlenecks in 3D cardiac imaging and the technical principles of L3DE that have been used to overcome some of these problems. We then discuss the scanning methods, clinical usefulness, and the future of L3DE, drawing on our experiences in examining 124 human patients and in conducting animal verification studies with a live 3D ultrasound system.
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