Evaluation of three-dimensional geometry of tricuspid annulus in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2017.09.002
- VernacularTitle:实时三维超声心动图评估功能性三尖瓣反流患者的三尖瓣环形态改变
- Author:
Wenqian WU
1
;
Yali YANG
;
Wei WANG
;
Li ZHANG
;
Bin WANG
;
Yilian DUAN
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院超声影像科 湖北省分子影像重点实验室
- Keywords:
Echocardiography,real-time three-dimensional;
Functional tricuspid regurgitation;
Tricuspid annulus
- From:Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2017;26(9):743-747
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the morphological changes of tricuspid annulus in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation(FTR)by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.Methods Seventy-five FTR patients were divided into 4 groups according to the tricuspid regurgitation and transverse diameter of tricuspid annulus,which were group A(regurgitation more than moderate and dilated transverse diameter,n=21),group B(regurgitation less than moderate and dilated transverse diameter,n =18), group C(regurgitation more than moderate and normal transverse diameter,n = 1 9),group D (regurgitation less than moderate and normal transverse diameter,n =17).And 21 healthy controls were chosen to be group E.The 3D parameters including annular anterior-posterior diameter(AP),annular left-right diameter(SM),sphericity index(SI),non-planar angle(NPA),anterior annular length(Ant Ann), posterior annular length(Post Ann),annular circumference(Ann)and annular area(Area)were analyzed. Results SM,AP,Post Ann,Ann and Area of group A and B were larger than those in group E,whereas SI and Ant Ann only larger in group A(P<0.05).There were positive correlations between SM,AP,Post Ann,Ann,Area and the degree of regurgitation in group A(P <0.05).The patients of group C showed larger SM,Ant Ann,Post Ann,Ann and Area compared with patients in group E(P <0.05).There were no significant difference in all 3D parameters between group D and E(P >0.05).Conclusions FTR patients with regurgitation more than moderate or dilated transverse diameter are accompanied with changes of 3D annular parameters. The real-time three-dimensional echocardiography is helpful to judge morphological changes of tricuspid annulus in patients with FTR.
