Echocardiographic measurement of mitral intertrigonal distance is an adjunct to annuloplasty ring sizing

Annuloplasty sizing with standard valve sizers may be imprecise and difficult in minimally invasive procedures. It is hypothesized that a constant clinical conversion factor relates the echocardiographic aortic annulus diameter (AAD) and the intertrigonal distance (ITD) in patients with degenerative...

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Published inThe Journal of heart valve disease Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 106
Main Authors Cooray, Shamil D, Tutungi, Elli, Mezzatesta, Joseph P, Moshinsky, Randall, Almeida, Aubrey A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2009
Subjects
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve - surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
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Summary:Annuloplasty sizing with standard valve sizers may be imprecise and difficult in minimally invasive procedures. It is hypothesized that a constant clinical conversion factor relates the echocardiographic aortic annulus diameter (AAD) and the intertrigonal distance (ITD) in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). This may provide another method to size the annuloplasty ring required for mitral valve repair. An observational study of 50 patients with degenerative MR undergoing robotic-assisted surgery was conducted. All patients underwent surgery between September 2005 and November 2007. The AAD at the base of the aortic leaflets was measured using intraoperative two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. The ITD was measured independently under direct vision during surgery. The echocardiographic ITD was then determined by dividing the AAD by 0.8, and the value for each patient compared to the corresponding surgical measurement. Agreement was assessed statistically using the Bland-Altman method. The limits of agreement were -3 mm (t = 2.010; 49 df; p = 0.05; 95% CI: -4 to -2 mm) to 3 mm (t = 2.010; 49 df; p = 0.05; 95% CI: 2 to 4 mm). In 86% of cases (43/50), the differences between the two methods was < or = 2 mm. In most cases of degenerative mitral valve disease the echocardiographic ITD measurement is clinically acceptable, and may serve as an adjunct to existing methods when sizing the annuloplasty ring required for repair.
ISSN:0966-8519