Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery

Introduction: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most beneficial diagnostic modality for mitral valve (MV) diseases. However, it is not accurate enough for MV annular sizing. Recent evidence has demonstrated the superiority of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over TTE. The present stu...

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Main Authors: Mehrnoush Toufan Tabrizi, Elnaz Javanshir, Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam
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Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press 2024-08-01
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Elnaz Javanshir
Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam
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Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam
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description Introduction: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most beneficial diagnostic modality for mitral valve (MV) diseases. However, it is not accurate enough for MV annular sizing. Recent evidence has demonstrated the superiority of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over TTE. The present study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of two-dimensional TEE (2D-TEE) and three-dimensional TEE (3D-TEE) in preoperative measuring of MV size and specifications. Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated patients with mitral valve replacement (MVR) surgery at Shahid Madani Heart Center of Tabriz university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, in 2020. Thirty-eight patients admitted for MVR surgery were enrolled in this study. Demographic, electrocardiogram (ECG), and echocardiographic studies -including TTE, 2D, and 3D TEE- were performed preoperative for each patient. The accurate size and the specifications of the studied structure were measured by a surgical gauge caliper during the surgery, which was considered the gold standard value. The correlations between obtained parameters were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The data obtained from individual were entered into the SPSS software. Significance was set at P<0.05. Results: The mean age of patients was 55.89±11.81 years, and 65.8% were male. Most patients (68.4%) had sinus rhythm. The strongest correlation with the gold standard was observed in mitral annulus circumference measured by the three-dimensional multiplanar reconstruction (3D MPR) method in all patients (r=0.758, P<0.001), [(r=0.723, P<0.001) for patients with sinus rhythm, and (r=0.825, P=0.001) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)]. The minor difference between the echocardiographic measurements and the surgical rule was related to the short axis (SA) in the 3D MPR method (3.3 mm). Conclusion: This study illustrated a high correlation between 3D-MPR TEE measured MV annulus and intra-operative measurements using a surgical gauge caliper as the gold standard.
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spelling doaj-art-b9d8b299aaa3465c8480603d7f9ffae42025-08-20T02:57:55ZengTabriz University of Medical Sciences PressJournal of Research in Clinical Medicine2717-06162024-08-01121161610.34172/jrcm.33401jrcm-33401Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgeryMehrnoush Toufan Tabrizi0Elnaz Javanshir1Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam2Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranCardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranCardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranIntroduction: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most beneficial diagnostic modality for mitral valve (MV) diseases. However, it is not accurate enough for MV annular sizing. Recent evidence has demonstrated the superiority of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) over TTE. The present study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of two-dimensional TEE (2D-TEE) and three-dimensional TEE (3D-TEE) in preoperative measuring of MV size and specifications. Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated patients with mitral valve replacement (MVR) surgery at Shahid Madani Heart Center of Tabriz university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, in 2020. Thirty-eight patients admitted for MVR surgery were enrolled in this study. Demographic, electrocardiogram (ECG), and echocardiographic studies -including TTE, 2D, and 3D TEE- were performed preoperative for each patient. The accurate size and the specifications of the studied structure were measured by a surgical gauge caliper during the surgery, which was considered the gold standard value. The correlations between obtained parameters were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The data obtained from individual were entered into the SPSS software. Significance was set at P<0.05. Results: The mean age of patients was 55.89±11.81 years, and 65.8% were male. Most patients (68.4%) had sinus rhythm. The strongest correlation with the gold standard was observed in mitral annulus circumference measured by the three-dimensional multiplanar reconstruction (3D MPR) method in all patients (r=0.758, P<0.001), [(r=0.723, P<0.001) for patients with sinus rhythm, and (r=0.825, P=0.001) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)]. The minor difference between the echocardiographic measurements and the surgical rule was related to the short axis (SA) in the 3D MPR method (3.3 mm). Conclusion: This study illustrated a high correlation between 3D-MPR TEE measured MV annulus and intra-operative measurements using a surgical gauge caliper as the gold standard.https://jrcm.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jrcm-12-16.pdfechocardiographymitral valvemitral annuloplastytransesophageal
spellingShingle Mehrnoush Toufan Tabrizi
Elnaz Javanshir
Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam
Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine
echocardiography
mitral valve
mitral annuloplasty
transesophageal
title Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
title_full Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
title_fullStr Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
title_short Accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
title_sort accuracy of mitral valve annulus measurements by two and three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography compared to intraoperative measurements in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgery
topic echocardiography
mitral valve
mitral annuloplasty
transesophageal
url https://jrcm.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jrcm-12-16.pdf
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