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ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2016

Non-invasive estimation of pulmonary outflow tract obstruction: A comparative study of cardiovascular phase contrast magnetic resonance and Doppler echocardiography versus cardiac catheterization.

Johannes Tammo Kowallick, Michael Steinmetz, Andreas Schuster, Christina Unterberg-Buchwald, Thuy-Trang Nguyen, Martin Fasshauer, Wieland Staab, Olga Hösch, Christina Rosenberg, Thomas Paul and 2 more

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Johannes Tammo KowallickInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Michael SteinmetzDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Andreas SchusterDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Christina Unterberg-BuchwaldDepartment of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Thuy-Trang NguyenDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Martin FasshauerInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Wieland StaabInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Olga HöschDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Christina RosenbergInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Thomas PaulDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Joachim LotzInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
Jan Martin SohnsInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.

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aimTo compare estimated pressure gradients from routine follow-up cardiovascular phase-contrast magnetic resonance (PC-MR) with those from Doppler echocardiography and invasive catheterization in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and pulmonary outflow tract obstruction.

methodsIn 75 patients with pulmonary outflow tract obstruction maximal and mean PC-MR gradients were compared to maximal and mean Doppler gradients. Additionally, in a subgroup of 31 patients maximal and mean PC-MR and Doppler pressure gradients were compared to catheter peak-to-peak pressure gradients (PPG).

resultsMaximal and mean PC-MR gradients underestimated pulmonary outflow tract obstruction as compared to Doppler (max gradient: bias = + 8.4 mm Hg (+ 47.6%), r = 0.89, p < 0.001; mean gradient: + 4.3 mm Hg (+ 49.0%), r = 0.88, p < 0.001). However, in comparison to catheter PPG, maximal PC-MR gradients (bias = + 1.8 mm Hg (+ 8.8%), r = 0.90, p = 0.14) and mean Doppler gradients (bias = - 2.3 mm Hg (- 11.2%), r = 0.87, p = 0.17) revealed best agreement. Mean PC-MR gradients underestimated (bias = - 7.7 mm Hg (- 55.6%), r = 0.90, p < 0.001) while maximal Doppler gradients systematically overestimated catheter PPG (bias = + 13.9 mm Hg (+ 56.5%), r = 0.88, p < 0.001).

conclusionsEstimated maximal PC-MR pressure gradients from routine CHD follow-up agree well with invasively assessed peak-to-peak pressure gradients. Estimated maximal Doppler pressure gradients tend to overestimate, while Doppler mean gradients agree better with catheter PPG. Therefore, our data provide reasonable arguments to either apply maximal PC-MR gradients or mean Doppler gradients to non-invasively evaluate the severity of pulmonary outflow tract obstruction in the follow-up of CHD.

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CatheterizationCongenital heart diseaseDoppler echocardiographyMR phase-contrast flowPressure gradientPulmonary outflow tract obstruction

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PMCPMC5441337

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