TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence of subannular and left ventricular morphological differences in patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve stenosis
T2 - Magnetic resonance imaging-based analysis
AU - Disha, Kushtrim
AU - Dubslaff, Georg
AU - Rouman, Mina
AU - Fey, Beatrix
AU - Borger, Michael A.
AU - Barker, Alex J.
AU - Kuntze, Thomas
AU - Girdauskas, Evaldas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2016.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objectives: Prospective analysis of left ventricular (LV) morphological/functional parameters in patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. Methods: A total of 190 consecutive patients with BAV (n = 154) and TAV stenosis (n = 36) (mean age 61 ± 8 years, 65% male) underwent AVR ± concomitant aortic surgery from January 2012 through May 2015. All patients underwent preoperative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in order to evaluate: (i) left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) dimensions, (ii) length of anterior mitral leaflet (AML), (iii) end-systolic and end-diastolic LV wall thickness, (iv) LV area, (v) LV end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters (LVESD, LVEDD), (vi) LV end-diastolic and endsystolic volumes (LVEDV, LVESV) and (vii) maximal diameter of aortic root. These parameters were compared between the two study groups. Results: The LVOT diameter was significantly larger in BAV patients (21.7 ± 3mm in BAV vs 18.9 ± 3mm in TAV, P < 0.001). Moreover, BAV patients had significantly longer AML (24 ± 3mm in BAV vs 22 ± 4mm in TAV, P = 0.009). LVEDV and LVESV were significantly larger in BAV patients (LVEDV: 164.9 ± 68.4ml in BAV groups vs 126.5 ± 53.1 ml in TAV group, P = 0.037; LVESV: 82.1 ± 57.9ml in BAV group vs 52.9 ± 25.7ml in TAV group, P = 0.008). A strong linear correlation was found between LVOT diameter and aortic annulus diameter in BAV patients (r=0.7, P < 0.001), whereas significantly weaker correlation was observed in TAV patients (r = 0.5, P = 0.006, z = 1.65, P = 0.04). Presence of BAV morphology was independently associated with larger LVOT diameters (OR 9.0, 95% CI 1.0-81.3, P = 0.04). Conclusions: We found relevant differences in LV morphological/functional parameters between BAV and TAV stenosis patients. Further investigations are warranted in order to determine the cause of these observed differences.
AB - Objectives: Prospective analysis of left ventricular (LV) morphological/functional parameters in patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. Methods: A total of 190 consecutive patients with BAV (n = 154) and TAV stenosis (n = 36) (mean age 61 ± 8 years, 65% male) underwent AVR ± concomitant aortic surgery from January 2012 through May 2015. All patients underwent preoperative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in order to evaluate: (i) left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) dimensions, (ii) length of anterior mitral leaflet (AML), (iii) end-systolic and end-diastolic LV wall thickness, (iv) LV area, (v) LV end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters (LVESD, LVEDD), (vi) LV end-diastolic and endsystolic volumes (LVEDV, LVESV) and (vii) maximal diameter of aortic root. These parameters were compared between the two study groups. Results: The LVOT diameter was significantly larger in BAV patients (21.7 ± 3mm in BAV vs 18.9 ± 3mm in TAV, P < 0.001). Moreover, BAV patients had significantly longer AML (24 ± 3mm in BAV vs 22 ± 4mm in TAV, P = 0.009). LVEDV and LVESV were significantly larger in BAV patients (LVEDV: 164.9 ± 68.4ml in BAV groups vs 126.5 ± 53.1 ml in TAV group, P = 0.037; LVESV: 82.1 ± 57.9ml in BAV group vs 52.9 ± 25.7ml in TAV group, P = 0.008). A strong linear correlation was found between LVOT diameter and aortic annulus diameter in BAV patients (r=0.7, P < 0.001), whereas significantly weaker correlation was observed in TAV patients (r = 0.5, P = 0.006, z = 1.65, P = 0.04). Presence of BAV morphology was independently associated with larger LVOT diameters (OR 9.0, 95% CI 1.0-81.3, P = 0.04). Conclusions: We found relevant differences in LV morphological/functional parameters between BAV and TAV stenosis patients. Further investigations are warranted in order to determine the cause of these observed differences.
KW - Aortic valve stenosis
KW - Ascending aorta
KW - Bicuspid aortic valve
KW - Cardiomyopathy
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U2 - 10.1093/icvts/ivw363
DO - 10.1093/icvts/ivw363
M3 - Article
C2 - 28040769
AN - SCOPUS:85019951128
SN - 1569-9293
VL - 24
SP - 369
EP - 376
JO - Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
JF - Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
IS - 3
ER -