RESUMO
The effect of a highly elevated level of right atrial filling pressure on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement remains unclear. Transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention, a recently introduced option for inoperable or high-risk patients, represents a unique model of in-vivo physiology to investigate the eventual influence of central venous pressure on coronary FFR measurements. The case is reported of a patient with a degenerated tricuspid surgical bioprosthesis who underwent transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement and concomitant coronary functional assessment with FFR. In an experimental model, the significant fall in right atrial pressure did not influence FFR measurements in the presence of angiographically proven mild coronary artery disease.
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Função do Átrio Direito , Pressão Atrial , Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/fisiopatologia , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/fisiopatologia , Valva Tricúspide/cirurgia , Cateterismo Cardíaco , Angiografia Coronária , Feminino , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/instrumentação , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desenho de Prótese , Falha de Prótese , Resultado do Tratamento , Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Valva Tricúspide/fisiopatologia , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/etiologia , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/terapia , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/etiologia , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/terapiaAssuntos
Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores/métodos , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana/métodos , Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/efeitos adversos , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Humanos , Estenose da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Estenose da Valva Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Pulmonar/cirurgia , Fatores de Risco , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/cirurgiaRESUMO
Twenty-nine patients with different tricuspid valve (TV) pathologies were studied by both two-dimensional transthoracic (2DTTE) and live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE). A major contribution of 3DTTE over 2DTTE was the en face visualization of all three leaflets of the TV in all patients. This allowed accurate assessment of TV orifice area in patients with TV stenosis and carcinoid disease. Loss of TV leaflet tissue, defects in TV leaflets and size of TV systolic non-coaptation could also be delineated and resulted in identifying the mechanism of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with Ebstein's anomaly and rheumatic heart disease. Prolapse of TV leaflets could also be well visualized and enabled us to develop a schema for systematic assessment of individual segment prolapse which could help in surgical planning. The exact sites of chordae rupture in patients with flail TV as well as right ventricular papillary muscle rupture could be well seen by 3DTTE. 3DTTE also permitted sectioning of various TV masses for more specific diagnosis of their nature. In addition, color Doppler 3DTTE provided an estimate of quantitative evaluation of TR severity, since the exact shape and size of the vena contracta could be accurately assessed. In conclusion, our preliminary experience with 3DTTE has demonstrated substantial incremental value over 2DTTE in the assessment of various TV pathologies.
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Sistemas Computacionais , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/patologia , Prolapso da Valva Tricúspide/patologia , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Pré-Escolar , Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Prolapso da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose da Valva Tricúspide/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
To date, the relation between mitral stenosis (MS) and other associated cardiac valvular lesions has been reported by angiography and surgical pathologic study in patients with more advanced disease but has not been studied systematically by two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping in a large referral population with a broader spectrum of severity. In addition, prior reports have suggested that up to 40% of patients with MS have mitral valve prolapse (MVP); however, because of recent developments in two-dimensional echocardiographic imaging and the definition of MVP, this association must now be reconsidered. The purpose of this study was to explore the association of other valvular lesions with MS and their relation to its severity and in particular to test whether MS is in fact associated with MVP with the frequency reported previously. We reviewed the studies of 205 consecutive patients (aged 61 +/- 14 years; range 26 to 87 years) with MS who were studied from 1992 to 1994 by two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping to assess valvular stenosis, regurgitation, and MVP in patients with a range of severity of MS (28% mild, 34% moderate, and 38% severe MS based on mitral valve area). MS was associated with at least mild mitral regurgitation in 78% of patients (160/205), and pure MS was correspondingly uncommon (22%). There was an inverse relationship between the severity of MS and the degree of mitral regurgitation (p < 0.001). MS was frequently associated (54% of patients) with significant lesions of other valves, including aortic stenosis (17%), at least moderate aortic regurgitation (8%) and tricuspid regurgitation (38%), and tricuspid stenosis (4%). Tricuspid stenosis was associated with more severe MS (p < 0.01), and tricuspid regurgitation was more common in patients with mixed MS and regurgitation than in those with pure stenosis (60% versus 26% for at least moderate tricuspid regurgitation; p < 0.001). Mitral valve prolapse was present in only one patient (0.5%). Superior systolic bulging of the midportion of the anterior mitral leaflet toward the left atrium (but not superior to the annular hinge points) was seen in 22 patients (11%). Patients with such superior bulging had significantly lower mitral valve scores but a similar degree of mitral regurgitation compared with those without bulging. The majority of patients with MS (78%) have associated mitral regurgitation and significant lesions of the other cardiac valves (54%). The frequency of true MVP associated with chronic MS is much lower than reported previously. This may provide insight into the underlying pathophysiologic process, tending to shorten the chordae tendineae and leaflets to produce stenosis rather than elongate them to produce prolapse.