Arminder S Jassar1, Mathieu Vergnat2, Benjamin M Jackson1, Jeremy R McGarvey1, Albert T Cheung3, Giovanni Ferrari4, Y Joseph Woo4, Michael A Acker4, Robert C Gorman1, Joseph H Gorman5. 1. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2. Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Anesthesia University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: gormanj@uphs.upenn.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The saddle shape of the normal mitral annulus has been quantitatively described by several groups. There is strong evidence that this shape is important to valve function. A more complete understanding of regional annular geometry in diseased valves may provide a more educated approach to annuloplasty ring selection and design. We hypothesized that mitral annular shape is markedly distorted in patients with diseased valves. METHODS: Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 20 patients with normal mitral valves, 10 with ischemic mitral regurgitation, and 20 with myxomatous mitral regurgitation (MMR). Thirty-six annular points were defined to generate a 3-dimensional model of the annulus. Regional annular parameters were measured from these renderings. Left ventricular inner diameter was obtained from 2-dimensional echocardiographic images. RESULTS: Annular geometry was significantly different among the three groups. The annuli were larger in the MMR and in the ischemic mitral regurgitation groups. The annular enlargement was greater and more pervasive in the MMR group. Both diseases were associated with annular flattening, although though the regional distribution of that flattening was different between groups. Left ventricular inner diameter was increased in both groups. However, relative to the Left ventricular inner diameter, the annulus was disproportionately dilated in the MMR group. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with MMR and ischemic mitral regurgitation have enlarged and flattened annuli. In the case of MMR, annular distortions may be the driving factor leading to valve incompetence. These data suggest that the goal of annuloplasty should be the restoration of normal annular saddle shape and that the use of flexible, partial, and flat rings may be ill advised.
BACKGROUND: The saddle shape of the normal mitral annulus has been quantitatively described by several groups. There is strong evidence that this shape is important to valve function. A more complete understanding of regional annular geometry in diseased valves may provide a more educated approach to annuloplasty ring selection and design. We hypothesized that mitral annular shape is markedly distorted in patients with diseased valves. METHODS: Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 20 patients with normal mitral valves, 10 with ischemic mitral regurgitation, and 20 with myxomatous mitral regurgitation (MMR). Thirty-six annular points were defined to generate a 3-dimensional model of the annulus. Regional annular parameters were measured from these renderings. Left ventricular inner diameter was obtained from 2-dimensional echocardiographic images. RESULTS: Annular geometry was significantly different among the three groups. The annuli were larger in the MMR and in the ischemic mitral regurgitation groups. The annular enlargement was greater and more pervasive in the MMR group. Both diseases were associated with annular flattening, although though the regional distribution of that flattening was different between groups. Left ventricular inner diameter was increased in both groups. However, relative to the Left ventricular inner diameter, the annulus was disproportionately dilated in the MMR group. CONCLUSIONS:Patients with MMR and ischemic mitral regurgitation have enlarged and flattened annuli. In the case of MMR, annular distortions may be the driving factor leading to valve incompetence. These data suggest that the goal of annuloplasty should be the restoration of normal annular saddle shape and that the use of flexible, partial, and flat rings may be ill advised.
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