Evaluation of mechanical prosthetic valves: the role of three dimensional echocardiography in calculating effective orifice area in obese vs non-obese individuals
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
- Vol. 37 (1), 215-227
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-020-01978-3
Abstract
Calculation of effective orifice area (EOA) is crucial for the evaluation of prosthetic valve (PV) function and there is lack of data on the best method, particularly in obese patients, in whom two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is cumbersome. We sought to compare two methods of calculating EOA through Continuity equation; one using standard 2D-TTE and other three-dimensional (3D) stoke volume (SV), in patients with bileaflet mechanical PV stratified by body mass index (BMI). On conventional TTE, SV mas measured using standard 2D derived data and 3D derived SV in 38 aortic and 62 mitral PV patients who were referred for further evaluation for mild/moderate symptoms of dyspnea. Patients were categorized with regard to transprosthetic flow into 'normal-flow' and 'high-flow' groups and several echocardiographic data including 2D and 3D EOA were compared. Rates of obesity (BMI >= 30) were similar within high and normal flow groups of mitral and aortic PV patients. Correlation and agreement of 2D and 3D EOA was sought in patients with and without obesity. After identifying patients with possible severe obstruction, ROC analysis was carried out to identify whether 2D and 3D derived EOA could discriminate those with obstruction. There was good correlation and agreement between two methods in patients without obesity in both mitral and aortic PV. In obese individuals, however, there was no correlation between 2D and 3D EOA; in whom echocardiographic criteria showing severe obstruction revealed that 3D EOA measurements were more accurate. ROC analysis supported that 3D EOA performs better to identify patients with obstructive characteristics. In patients with bileaflet PV, measurement of EAO by 3D derived SV yields more accurate results irrespective of BMI.Keywords
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