Local dysfunction and asymmetrical deformation of mitral annular geometry in ischemic mitral regurgitation: A novel computerized 3D echocardiographic analysis

Masao Daimon, Giuseppe Saracino, A. Marc Gillinov, Yasushi Koyama, Shota Fukuda, Jun Kwan, Jong Min Song, Vorachai Kongsaerepong, Deborah A. Agler, James D. Thomas, Takahiro Shiota*

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Abstract

Objective: Most studies of the pathogenesis of functional mitral regurgitation (MR) have focused on alterations in ventricular function and geometry. We used a novel 3D echocardiographic method to assess abnormalities in mitral annular (MA) geometry and motion in patients with ischemic MR (IMR) and compared these data to those obtained from normal subjects and from patients with MR caused by dilated cardiomyopathy (DMR). Methods: Real time 3D echo was performed in 12 normal subjects, 25 with IMR, and 14 with DMR. Eight points along the saddle-shaped MA were identified using our software at systole and diastole. From these eight points, four annular diameters at each cardiac phase were determined. Annular motion was assessed by measuring local displacement (LD) of a given point between systole and diastole. Results: Annular motion was different between groups: IMR had smaller LD in posterior MA segments than did normals (2.6 ± 1.1 vs 4.8 ± 1.9 mm, P < 0.01), while DMR had globally reduced LD. In IMR systolic MA dilatation was striking in the anterior-posterior (diameter; IMR vs controls, 28.3 ± 3.5 vs 22.5 ± 2.2 mm, P< 0.05) and anterolateral-posteromedial (31.7 ± 3.5 vs 25.1 ± 2.2 mm, P < 0.05) directions; in IMR, systolic MA diameters in these two directions correlated with MR severity (P = 0.02). MA dilatation occurred globally in DMR. Conclusion: This novel 3D echo method demonstrated that MA motion and dilatation were asymmetric in IMR and symmetric in DMR. These differences in MA geometry and motion may aid in the development of distinct new therapies for IMR and DMR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)414-423
Number of pages10
JournalEchocardiography
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2008

Keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Echocardiography
  • Mitral valve

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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