Assessing aortic valve area in aortic stenosis by continuity equation: a novel approach using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

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作者
Poh, Kian Keong [1 ,2 ]
Levine, Robert A. [1 ]
Solis, Jorge [1 ]
Shen, Liang [3 ]
Flaherty, Mary [1 ]
Kang, Yue-Jian [1 ]
Guerrero, J. Luis
Hung, Judy [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Cardiac Ultrasound Lab,Div Cardiol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[2] Natl Univ Singapore Hosp, Dept Cardiac, Singapore 117548, Singapore
[3] Natl Univ Singapore, Yong Loo Lin Sch Med, Biostat Unit, Singapore 117595, Singapore
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Aortic stenosis; Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography; Colour Doppler; Valvular heart disease; Continuity equation;
D O I
10.1093/eurheartj/ehn022
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Aims Two-dimensional echocardiographic (2DE) continuity-equation derived aortic valve area (AVA) in aortic stenosis (AS) relies on non-simultaneous measurement of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) velocity and geometric assumptions of LVOT area, which can amplify error, especially in upper septal hypertrophy (USH). We hypothesized that real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) can improve accuracy of AVA by directly measuring LVOT stroke volume (SV) in one window. Methods and results RT3DE colour Doppler and 2DE were acquired in 68 AS patients (74 +/- 12 yrs) prospectively. SV was derived from flow obtained from a sampling curve placed orthogonal to LVOT (Tomtec Imaging). Agreement between continuity-equation derived AVA by RT3DE (AVA(3D-SV)) and 2DE (AVA(2D)) and predictors of discrepancies were analysed. Validation of LVOT SV was performed by aortic flow probe in a sheep model with balloon inflation of septum to mimic USH. There was only modest correlation between AVA(2D) and AVA(3D-SV) (r = 0.71, difference 0.11 +/- 0.23 cm(2)). The degree of USH was significantly associated with difference in AVA calculation (r = 0.4, P = 0.005). In experimentally distorted LVOT geometry in sheep, RT3DE correlated better with flow probe assessment (r = 0.96, P < 0.001) than 2DE (r = 0.71, P = 0.006). Conclusion RT3DE colour Doppler-derived LVOT SV in the calculation of AVA by continuity equation is more accurate than 2D, including in situations such as USH, common in the elderly, which modify LVOT geometry.
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