TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of mitral annuloplasty ring by cardiac computed tomography
T2 - Correlation with echocardiographic parameters and comparison between two different ring types
AU - Suh, Young Joo
AU - Chang, Byung Chul
AU - Im, Dong Jin
AU - Kim, Yun Jung
AU - Hong, Yoo Jin
AU - Hong, Geu Ru
AU - Kim, Young Jin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Objectives This study investigated computed tomographic (CT) appearance after mitral ring annuloplasty, especially comparing CT findings between patients with normal pressure gradient (PG) and patients with functional mitral stenosis (MS) and between 2 commonly used types of annuloplasty ring. Methods A total of 45 cardiac CT scans in patients who underwent mitral ring annuloplasty (Carpentier-Edwards ring, n = 27; Duran ring, n = 18) were retrospectively reviewed. On CT scan, presence of significant pannus around the annuloplasty ring, presence of leaflet thickening, and maximal mitral opening area were analyzed. CT findings were compared between patients with normal PG and patients with functional MS (mean diastolic PG ≥ 5 mm Hg). Incidences of functional MS and CT findings were compared between ring types. Results Significant pannus was present in 10 cases and leaflet thickening in 31 cases, and maximal opening area was 2.34 ± 0.717 cm2. Valve opening area on CT was positively correlated with mitral valve area on transthoracic echocardiography and negatively correlated with mean diastolic PG. Mean diastolic PG was significantly elevated with increasing pannus severity. Patients with functional MS had more significant pannus than patients with normal PG. The Duran ring group had higher mean diastolic PG, smaller mitral valve area, and higher incidence of functional MS than the Carpentier-Edwards ring group (P <.05). The proportion of pannus and significant pannus was significantly higher in the Duran ring group (P <.05). Conclusions Significant pannus around the annuloplasty ring on CT may cause functional MS after mitral ring annuloplasty. This may occur more frequently with the Duran ring.
AB - Objectives This study investigated computed tomographic (CT) appearance after mitral ring annuloplasty, especially comparing CT findings between patients with normal pressure gradient (PG) and patients with functional mitral stenosis (MS) and between 2 commonly used types of annuloplasty ring. Methods A total of 45 cardiac CT scans in patients who underwent mitral ring annuloplasty (Carpentier-Edwards ring, n = 27; Duran ring, n = 18) were retrospectively reviewed. On CT scan, presence of significant pannus around the annuloplasty ring, presence of leaflet thickening, and maximal mitral opening area were analyzed. CT findings were compared between patients with normal PG and patients with functional MS (mean diastolic PG ≥ 5 mm Hg). Incidences of functional MS and CT findings were compared between ring types. Results Significant pannus was present in 10 cases and leaflet thickening in 31 cases, and maximal opening area was 2.34 ± 0.717 cm2. Valve opening area on CT was positively correlated with mitral valve area on transthoracic echocardiography and negatively correlated with mean diastolic PG. Mean diastolic PG was significantly elevated with increasing pannus severity. Patients with functional MS had more significant pannus than patients with normal PG. The Duran ring group had higher mean diastolic PG, smaller mitral valve area, and higher incidence of functional MS than the Carpentier-Edwards ring group (P <.05). The proportion of pannus and significant pannus was significantly higher in the Duran ring group (P <.05). Conclusions Significant pannus around the annuloplasty ring on CT may cause functional MS after mitral ring annuloplasty. This may occur more frequently with the Duran ring.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947863100&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84947863100&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 26277476
AN - SCOPUS:84947863100
VL - 150
SP - 1082
EP - 1090
JO - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
SN - 0022-5223
IS - 5
ER -