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ArticleReviews in cardiovascular medicine2025

Exploring Imaging Depth: A Pilot Study About 2D vs. 4D Echocardiography for Tricuspid Valve Evaluation.

Giuseppe Santarpino, Giovanni Taverna, Vincenzo Calabrese, Flavia Coviello, Giancarlo Trimarchi, Olimpia Trio, Corrado Fiore, Giuseppe Andò, Giuseppe Nasso, Giuseppe Speziale

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Giuseppe SantarpinoDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4913-9834
Giovanni TavernaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3904-8145
Vincenzo CalabreseDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Flavia CovielloDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giancarlo TrimarchiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9165-7732
Olimpia TrioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.
Corrado FioreDepartment of Cardiology, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Giuseppe AndòDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-6382
Giuseppe NassoDepartment of Cardiology, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Giuseppe SpezialeDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Anthea Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 70124 Bari, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: The tricuspid valve (TV) is a complex three-dimensional (3D) anatomical structure; however, current guidelines recommend tricuspid annulus (TA) measurements to be performed with two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. The aim of this study was to compare TV measurements obtained with 2D and four-dimensional (4D) echocardiography for surgical planning. Methods: All echocardiographic data of patients referred to our center for TV assessment were collected. Multimodality imaging data were reviewed, including 2D transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) integrated with information from 3D TTE. Measurements were also compared with those obtained using the 4D Auto Tricuspid Valve Quantification (TVQ) tool. Results: Overall, 11 patients (median age 72 [66-78] years, 18% female) were included in the study. Mild, moderate and severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) was present in 6, 3 and 2 patients, respectively. Systolic pulmonary artery pressure was 35 ± 8 mmHg, inferior vena cava diameter 21 ± 4 mm, right atrial area 25 ± 9 cm Conclusions: Our results suggest that specific patient subsets could benefit more from TA measurements using the 4D Auto TVQ tool to help identify the mechanisms responsible for TR, including candidates for left-sided valve surgery and patients in whom the indication for TV repair is unclear.

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