Quantification of Multiple Mitral Regurgitant Jets: An In Vitro Validation Study Comparing Two- and Three-Dimensional Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Methods

Zürcher, Fabian; Brugger, N; Jahren, Silje Ekroll; De Marchi, Stefano; Seiler, Christian (2017). Quantification of Multiple Mitral Regurgitant Jets: An In Vitro Validation Study Comparing Two- and Three-Dimensional Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Methods. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 30(5), pp. 511-521. Elsevier 10.1016/j.echo.2016.12.012

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BACKGROUND: The accuracy of the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method for the quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR), in the case of multiple jets, is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate different two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) PISA methods using 3D color Doppler data sets.
METHODS: Several regurgitant volumes (Rvols) were simulated using a pulsatile pump connected to a phantom equipped with single and double regurgitant orifices of different sizes and interspaces. A flowmeter served as the reference method. Transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were used to acquire the 3D data sets. Offline, Rvols were calculated by 2D PISA methods based on hemispheric and hemicylindric assumptions and by 3D integrated PISA.
RESULTS: A fusion of the PISA was observed in the setting of narrow-spaced regurgitant orifices; compared with flowmeter, Rvol was underestimated using the single hemispheric PISA model (TTE: Bland-Altman bias ± limit of agreement, -17.5 ± 8.9 mL; TEE: -15.9 ± 7.3 mL) and overestimated using the double hemispheric PISA model (TTE: +7.1 ± 14.6 mL; TEE: +10.4 ± 11.9 mL). The combined approach (hemisphere for single orifice, hemicylinder with two bases for nonfused PISAs, and hemicylinder with one base for fused PISAs) was more precise (TTE: -3.4 ± 6.3 mL; TEE: -1.9 ± 5.6 mL). Three-dimensional integrated PISA was the most accurate method to quantify Rvol (TTE: -2.1 ± 6.5 mL; TEE -3.2 ± 4.8 mL).
CONCLUSIONS: In the setting of double MR orifices, the 2D combined approach and integrated 3D PISA appear to be superior as compared with the conventional hemispheric method, thus providing tools for the challenging quantification of MR with multiple jets.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE)

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Zürcher, Fabian Johann, Jahren, Silje Ekroll, De Marchi, Stefano, Seiler, Christian

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

0894-7317

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Silje Ekroll Jahren

Date Deposited:

31 Jul 2017 07:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:04

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.echo.2016.12.012

PubMed ID:

28274714

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.99216

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/99216

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