Application of real-time three-dimensional transesphaogeal echocardiography in quantitation of tricuspid valve annulus diameter
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2013.02.001
- VernacularTitle:经食管实时三维超声心动图对三尖瓣环径测量位点的研究
- Author:
Lingqiu KONG
;
Yu KANG
;
Hong TANG
;
Eryong ZHANG
;
Xijun XIAO
;
Yingqiang GUO
;
Haibo SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Echocardiography,real-time three-dimensional;
Echocardiography,transesophageal;
Tricuspid valve
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2013;(2):93-96
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To verify the feasibility and accuracy in the measurement of tricuspid valve annulus diameter(TVD) in the right ventricular outflow tract view.Methods Seventy five patients under the valve replacement surgery for the left heart valve lesions were divided into mild,moderate and severe group according to the severity of the regurgitation.The TVD was get on the apical four-chamber heart viewpreoperatively by transthoracic echocardiography(TTE),noted as TTE-TVD,meanwhile it was also get by the transesophageal echocardiography on the four-chamber view (TEE-TVD),right ventricular inflow (RVIT-TVD) and outflow tract view(RVOT-TVD).The changes of tricuspid regurgitation severtity was observed preoperatively.And the morphology of tricuspid annulus were observed using both real-time three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT-3D TEE) and the quantitative software.Results Comparison in the groups:no statistically significant difference (P ＞0.05) was found between TTE-TVD,TEE-TVD and RVIT-TVD;while the RVOT-TVD was significant greater than that in the same group from other views (P ＜ 0.05).Comparison between the groups:no significant difference was found between mild and moderate regurgitation group on the same view.There was a significant difference of the TVD between the severe regurgitation group and the former two groups on each view(P ＜0.05).The severity of tricuspid regurgitation in intraoperative anesthesia was reduced.The saddle tricuspid ring evolved into the narrow planar structure on the RT-3D TEE.For the expansion of the annulus,it departure from the tricuspid septal leaflet.Conclusions TVD measured on the right ventricular outflow tract view reflect the maximum expansion of the tricuspid valve annulus diameter,and can effectively guide the decision-making choices of the surgeon.
