Eleonora Avenatti1, G Burkhard Mackensen2, Kinan Carlos El-Tallawi1, Mark Reisman3, Lara Gruye2, Colin M Barker1, Stephen H Little4. 1. Department of Cardiology, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. 2. Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 3. Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 4. Department of Cardiology, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: shlittle@houstonmethodist.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to define the feasibility and performance of 3-dimensional (3D) vena contracta area (VCA) measurement in evaluating total residual mitral regurgitation (MR) following percutaneous edge-to-edge clip (E-EC) mitral valve repair. BACKGROUND: Residual MR severity after percutaneous repair is not only a determinant of procedural success, but also a major prognostic factor. To date, no single echocardiographic method has been recommended for post-procedural MR quantification, with the evaluation currently relying on a complex, multiparametric appraisal. METHOD: The authors performed a retrospective study of patients undergoing the E-EC procedure, for which baseline and post-repair 3D color Doppler transesophageal echocardiogram datasets were available. Total VCA was recorded as the sum of individual VCAs (if more than 1) and compared with an expert multiparametric appraisal of MR severity as the reference standard. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis was performed. RESULTS: 155 patient studies were available for review. Total VCA correlated with hemodynamic parameters and was significantly reduced after E-EC. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis demonstrated a VCA threshold of 0.27 cm2 for identification of ≥moderate MR, with good diagnostic accuracy (area under the curve 0.81) and a negative predictive value of 92%. Smaller VCA was associated with clinical New York Heart Association functional class improvement at 30-day follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement of VCA is feasible using 3D color Doppler transesophageal echocardiography and provides reliable quantification of MR following E-EC transcatheter mitral valve repair.
OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to define the feasibility and performance of 3-dimensional (3D) vena contracta area (VCA) measurement in evaluating total residual mitral regurgitation (MR) following percutaneous edge-to-edge clip (E-EC) mitral valve repair. BACKGROUND: Residual MR severity after percutaneous repair is not only a determinant of procedural success, but also a major prognostic factor. To date, no single echocardiographic method has been recommended for post-procedural MR quantification, with the evaluation currently relying on a complex, multiparametric appraisal. METHOD: The authors performed a retrospective study of patients undergoing the E-EC procedure, for which baseline and post-repair 3D color Doppler transesophageal echocardiogram datasets were available. Total VCA was recorded as the sum of individual VCAs (if more than 1) and compared with an expert multiparametric appraisal of MR severity as the reference standard. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis was performed. RESULTS: 155 patient studies were available for review. Total VCA correlated with hemodynamic parameters and was significantly reduced after E-EC. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis demonstrated a VCA threshold of 0.27 cm2 for identification of ≥moderate MR, with good diagnostic accuracy (area under the curve 0.81) and a negative predictive value of 92%. Smaller VCA was associated with clinical New York Heart Association functional class improvement at 30-day follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement of VCA is feasible using 3D color Doppler transesophageal echocardiography and provides reliable quantification of MR following E-EC transcatheter mitral valve repair.
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