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ArticleCardiovascular diagnosis and therapy2019

Mitral annulus is enlarged and functionally impaired in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot as assessed by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography-results from the CSONGRAD Registry and MAGYAR-Path Study.

Attila Nemes, Árpád Kormányos, Kálmán Havasi, Zsolt Kovács, Péter Domsik, Anita Kalapos, István Hartyánszky, Nóra Ambrus, Tamás Forster

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Article in Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Attila Nemes2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Árpád Kormányos2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Kálmán Havasi2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Zsolt KovácsDepartment of Cardiology, Szent Rókus Hospital, Baja, Hungary.
Péter Domsik2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Anita Kalapos2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
István Hartyánszky2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Nóra Ambrus2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Tamás Forster2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
University of Szeged · HUSzent János Kórház · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFibrous mitral annulus (MA) is an important part of the mitral valve having a role in forwarding blood from the left atrium (LA) to the left ventricle (LV). MA can be assessed by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) respecting the cardiac cycle. The present study was designed to test whether repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is associated with morphological and functional alterations of the MA. The role of the type of treatment (early total reconstruction vs. early palliation, late correction) was also assessed.

methodsThe study population consisted of 29 consecutive adults repaired TOF patients (mean age: 35.4±15.5 years, 18 men), from which 13 patients underwent early total reconstruction (etrTOF), while 16 patients were firstly palliated and later corrected (pcTOF). Their data were compared to that of 76 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (mean age: 35.9±7.6 years, 33 men). All repaired TOF patients and controls were assessed by two-dimensional (2D) Doppler echocardiography and 3DSTE.

resultsDilated end-systolic and end-diastolic MA diameter, area and perimeter and reduced MA fractional area change and MA fractional shortening could be demonstrated in repaired TOF patients as compared to controls. Increased body surface area-indexed end-diastolic and end-systolic MA diameter and perimeter could be demonstrated in pcTOF patients as compared to that of etrTOF cases.

conclusionsMA enlargement and functional impairment could be detected in adult patients with repaired TOF regardless of the type of correction. However, pcTOF patients have worse results.

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echocardiographyfunctionMitral annulus (MA)speckle-trackingthree-dimensional (3D)

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PMID31737530
PMCPMC6837927
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