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Three-dimensional dynamic assessment of tricuspid and mitral annuli using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ehjci/jet004

2047-2412

Francesco Maffessanti, Paola Gripari, Gianluca Pontone, Daniele Andreini, E. Bertella, Saima Mushtaq, Gloria Tamborini, Laura Fusini, Mauro Pepi, Enrico G. Caiani,

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

To explore the potentiality of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the quantitative evaluation of mitral valve annulus (MVA) and tricuspid valve annulus (TVA) morphology and dynamics. CMR was performed in 13 normal subjects and 9 patients with mitral (n = 7) or tricuspid regurgitation (n = 2), acquiring cine-images in 18 radial long-axis planes passing through the middle of MVA or TVA. A novel algorithm was used to obtain dynamic three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of MVA and TVA. Analysis was feasible in all cases, allowing accurate 3D annular reconstruction and tracking. The 3D area increased from systole [MVA, median = 10.0 cm2 (first quartile = 8.6, third quartile = 11.4); TVA, 11.2 cm2 (8.8–13.2)] to diastole [MVA, 10.6 cm2 (9.4, 11.7); TVA, 11.9 cm2 (9.2–13.5)], with TVA larger than MVA. While the longest diameter showed similar systolic and diastolic values, the shortest diameter elongated from systole [MVA, 30 mm (29–33); TVA, 33 mm (31–36)] to diastole [MVA, 31 mm (29–32); TVA, 36 mm (33–39)]. Also, TVA became more circular than MVA. TVA showed lower peak systolic excursion in the septal [15.9 mm (13.0–18.5)] and anterior regions [17.9 mm (12.2–20.7)] compared with the posterior [21.9 mm (18.6–24.0)] segment. Values in MVA were smaller than in TVA, slightly higher in anterior [11.2 mm (9.5–13.0)] than in posterior [12.4 mm (10.2–14.6)] segments. Valvular regurgitation was associated with enlarged, flattened, and more circular annuli. The applied method was feasible and accurate in normal and regurgitant valves, and may potentially have an impact on diagnosis, improvement of surgical techniques and design of annular prostheses.