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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Nov 2022
Observational StudyMitral Annulus Geometry and Dynamic Motion Changes in Patients With Aortic Regurgitation: A Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study.
- Qinglong Meng, Linyuan Wan, Fujian Duan, Dandan Wang, Jia Tao, and Hao Wang.
- Department of Echocardiography, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
- J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2022 Nov 1; 36 (11): 400140094001-4009.
ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to investigate the mitral annulus (MA) geometry and dynamic motion changes in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR) before and after aortic valve replacement (AVR). Moreover, the difference in the effect of the type of prosthetic aortic valve on MA was compared.DesignProspective observational study.SettingCardiac operating room at a single hospital.ParticipantsEighty-two patients with isolated moderate-to-severe AR who underwent AVR. Forty patients with normal valves were enrolled as controls.InterventionsNone.Measurements And Main ResultsThe MA geometry and dynamic motion throughout the cardiac cycle were evaluated semiautomatically by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. The severity of functional mitral regurgitation was intraoperatively evaluated. All patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the type of prosthetic valve (mechanical valve and bioprosthetic valve groups). Before AVR, compared with the control group without AR, the AR group demonstrated larger MA dimensions and the MA geometry was flatter. The contraction fraction of the MA area, perimeter, and height during the whole cardiac cycle were larger in the AR group (p < 0.05 for all). After AVR, most MA geometric and dynamic parameters decreased and functional mitral regurgitation also improved. In the postoperative subset analyses, the mechanical valve group showed a larger contraction fraction of the MA area and perimeter than the bioprosthetic valve group (p < 0.05 for both).ConclusionsThe MA geometry and dynamic motion changed markedly in patients with AR. These spatial and dynamic changes were restored to a certain extent after surgical correction of the aortic valve. However, the effects produced by mechanical and bioprosthetic valves on MA were different.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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