Hannah H Nam1, Christian Herz1, Andras Lasso2, Alana Cianciulli1, Maura Flynn1, Jing Huang3, Zi Wang3, Beatriz Paniagua4, Jared Vicory4, Saleha Kabir5, John Simpson5, David Harrild6, Gerald Marx6, Meryl S Cohen7, Andrew C Glatz8, Matthew A Jolley9. 1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2. Laboratory for Percutaneous Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 3. Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4. Kitware, Clifton Park, New York. 5. Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. 6. Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 7. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 8. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 9. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jolleym@email.chop.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Repair of complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) is often complicated by residual left atrioventricular valve regurgitation. The structure of the mitral and tricuspid valves in biventricular hearts has previously been shown to be associated with valve dysfunction. However, the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the entire unrepaired CAVC valve has not been quantified. Understanding the 3D structure of the CAVC may inform optimized repair. METHODS: Novel open-source work flows were created in SlicerHeart for the modeling and quantification of CAVC valves on the basis of 3D echocardiographic images. These methods were applied to model the annulus, leaflets, and papillary muscle (PM) structure of 35 patients (29 with trisomy 21) with CAVC using transthoracic 3D echocardiography. The mean leaflet and annular shapes were calculated and visualized using shape analysis. Metrics of the complete native CAVC valve structure were compared with those of normal mitral valves using the Mann-Whitney U test. Associations between CAVC structure and atrioventricular valve regurgitation were analyzed. RESULTS: CAVC leaflet metrics varied throughout systole. Compared with normal mitral valves, the left CAVC PMs were more acutely angled in relation to the annular plane (P < .001). In addition, the anterolateral PM was laterally and inferiorly rotated in CAVC, while the posteromedial PM was more superiorly and laterally rotated, relative to normal mitral valves (P < .001). Lower native CAVC atrioventricular valve annular height and annular height-to-valve width ratio before repair were both associated with moderate or greater left atrioventricular valve regurgitation after repair (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to model and quantify 3D CAVC structure using 3D echocardiographic images. The results demonstrate significant variation in CAVC structure across the cohort and differences in annular, leaflet, and PM structure compared with the mitral valve. These tools may be used in future studies to catalyze future research intended to identify structural associations of valve dysfunction and to optimize repair in this vulnerable and complex population.
BACKGROUND: Repair of complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) is often complicated by residual left atrioventricular valve regurgitation. The structure of the mitral and tricuspid valves in biventricular hearts has previously been shown to be associated with valve dysfunction. However, the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the entire unrepaired CAVC valve has not been quantified. Understanding the 3D structure of the CAVC may inform optimized repair. METHODS: Novel open-source work flows were created in SlicerHeart for the modeling and quantification of CAVC valves on the basis of 3D echocardiographic images. These methods were applied to model the annulus, leaflets, and papillary muscle (PM) structure of 35 patients (29 with trisomy 21) with CAVC using transthoracic 3D echocardiography. The mean leaflet and annular shapes were calculated and visualized using shape analysis. Metrics of the complete native CAVC valve structure were compared with those of normal mitral valves using the Mann-Whitney U test. Associations between CAVC structure and atrioventricular valve regurgitation were analyzed. RESULTS: CAVC leaflet metrics varied throughout systole. Compared with normal mitral valves, the left CAVC PMs were more acutely angled in relation to the annular plane (P < .001). In addition, the anterolateral PM was laterally and inferiorly rotated in CAVC, while the posteromedial PM was more superiorly and laterally rotated, relative to normal mitral valves (P < .001). Lower native CAVC atrioventricular valve annular height and annular height-to-valve width ratio before repair were both associated with moderate or greater left atrioventricular valve regurgitation after repair (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to model and quantify 3D CAVC structure using 3D echocardiographic images. The results demonstrate significant variation in CAVC structure across the cohort and differences in annular, leaflet, and PM structure compared with the mitral valve. These tools may be used in future studies to catalyze future research intended to identify structural associations of valve dysfunction and to optimize repair in this vulnerable and complex population.
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