In-Vivo Analysis of Selectively Flexible Mitral Annuloplasty Rings Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Abstract

Mitral annular dynamics were uniformly depressed after implantation of these rings. Selective flexibility could not be demonstrated in vivo using echocardiographic data.

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography following mitral valve repair: a systematic review

“… Case series, prospective observational study 48 Non-comparative Kang et al (2013) 44 South Korea Patients with MR (pathology not disclosed), Mitral Stenosis (MS) or combined MR + MS. Case series, retrospective study 26 Comparative Karamnov et al (2020) 45 USA Patients with degenerative MV disease. Case series, retrospective study 20 Comparative Maslow et al (2011) 40 USA Patients with MR, pathologies not disclosed. Case series, prospective observational study 25 Comparative Riegel et al (2011) 43 USA, Germany Patients with degenerative, functional and rheumatic MV disease.…”

“…MVAs obtained by PHT, 2D-PLAN, and 3D-PLAN were compared to those derived by 3DOA. Maslow et al (2011) 40 3 different methods to measure MVA after MV repair were studied. Data obtained immediately after repair were compared with postoperative data.…”

“… 30 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 This technology was also used to compare geometric and dynamic changes using full versus partial annuloplasty rings 36 , 37 and full rings of different shapes 38 and different characteristics. 39 , 40 ( Table 1 ) Although these studies used analytic software and offered objective evaluation of the MV post-repair, they are all descriptive in nature, and further randomized clinical trials are necessary to investigate the association between the objective-derived data and long-term outcomes.…”