• Am. J. Cardiol. · Mar 1999

    Three-dimensional echocardiographic analysis of valve anatomy as a determinant of mitral regurgitation after surgery for atrioventricular septal defects.

    • P Acar, C Laskari, J Rhodes, N Pandian, K Warner, and G Marx.
    • Pediatric Cardiology, Tuft-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
    • Am. J. Cardiol. 1999 Mar 1; 83 (5): 745-9.

    AbstractMitral regurgitation (MR) is a significant complication after atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) surgery. The relation of the valve leaflet morphology and the MR mechanism remains a conundrum. Two-dimensional echocardiography depicts leaflet edges, whereas volume-rendered 3-dimensional echocardiography provides direct visualization of the surface areas of the mitral valve leaflets. This study examines the relation of mitral valve anatomy as determined by 3-dimensional echocardiography with MR origins in patients after AVSD repair. Twenty-seven patients with AVSD surgery and Doppler color MR were prospectively enrolled (median age was 5 years and 16 patients had Down syndrome). Doppler color flow imaging of the MR jet and 3-dimensional echocardiography of the mitral valve were performed with a probe in the transthoracic or transesophageal position. Enface 3-dimensional views of the mitral valve from the left atrium were reconstructed. Analysis of the 3-dimensional data was possible in 21 of the 27 patients. Mean area ratios of the 3 mitral leaflets were calculated (superior 40 +/- 7%, inferior 35 +/- 5%, mural 25 +/- 6%). Both intra and interobserver variability on the area measurements were <5%. In 12 patients (group 1) the jet appeared to emanate medially from the region of coaptation of the superior and inferior components of the anterior leaflet. In 9 patients (group 2) the jet emanated more laterally from the region toward the mural leaflet. The area ratios of the inferior leaflet were 32 +/- 4% in group 1 and 38 +/- 6% in group 2 (p = 0.02). The area ratios of the mural leaflet were 28 +/- 5% in group 1 and 21 +/- 5% in group 2 (p = 0.007). The superior leaflet area ratio was not different in groups 1 and 2, 40 +/- 9% and 41 +/- 6%, respectively. Three-dimensional echocardiography provides new insight into the anatomic determinants of MR following AVSD surgery.

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