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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular imaging2023

Utility of Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography as an Alternative to Transesophageal Echocardiogram for Preoperative Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Planning.

Craig Basman, Caroline Ong, Tikal Kansara, Zain Kassam, Caleb Wutawunashe, Jennifer Conroy, Arber Kodra, Biana Trost, Priti Mehla, Luigi Pirelli and 3 more

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Craig BasmanDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA. cbasman@northwell.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-1394
Caroline OngDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Tikal KansaraDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-6486
Zain KassamDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-2223
Caleb WutawunasheDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Jennifer ConroyDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Arber KodraDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-0433
Biana TrostDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Priti MehlaDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Luigi PirelliDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7656-9293
Jacob ScheinermanDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Varinder P SinghDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Chad A KligerDepartment of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9265-5028

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Abstract

backgroundThree-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of degenerative mitral regurgitation (dMR) and preoperative planning for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr). TEE is an invasive modality requiring anesthesia and esophageal intubation. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic has limited the number of elective invasive procedures. Multi-detector computed tomographic angiography (MDCT) provides high-resolution images and 3D reconstructions to assess complex mitral anatomy. We hypothesized that MDCT would reveal similar information to TEE relevant to TMVr, thus deferring the need for a preoperative TEE in certain situations like during a pandemic.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data on patients who underwent or were evaluated for TMVr for dMR with preoperative MDCT and TEE between 2017 and 2019. Two TEE and 2 MDCT readers, blinded to patient outcome, analyzed: leaflet pathology (flail, degenerative, mixed), leaflet location, mitral valve area (MVA), flail width/gap, anterior-posterior (AP) and commissural diameters, posterior leaflet length, leaflet thickness, presence of mitral valve cleft and degree of mitral annular calcification (MAC).

resultsA total of 22 (out of 87) patients had preoperative MDCT. MDCT correctly identified the leaflet pathology in 77% (17/22), flail leaflet in 91% (10/11), MAC degree in 91% (10/11) and the dysfunctional leaflet location in 95% (21/22) of patients. There were no differences in the measurements for MVA, flail width, commissural or AP diameter, posterior leaflet length, and leaflet thickness. MDCT overestimated the measurements of flail gap.

conclusionsFor preoperative TMVr planning, MDCT provided similar measurements to TEE in our study.

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Mitral valveMultidetector computed tomographyTransesophageal echocardiography

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PMCPMC9880348

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