TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemodynamic and Prognostic Implications of Net Atrioventricular Compliance in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
AU - Kim, Hyung Kwan
AU - Kim, Yong Jin
AU - Hwang, Seok Jae
AU - Park, Jin Shik
AU - Chang, Hyuk Jae
AU - Sohn, Dae Won
AU - Oh, Byung Hee
AU - Park, Young Bae
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Background: On the basis of the close association of left atrial compliance with pulmonary hypertension in patients with mitral stenosis, we hypothesized that: (1) Doppler-derived net atrioventricular compliance (Cn) can be used for predicting the occurrence of mitral valve (MV) replacement or percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC); and (2) determinants of exercise capacity are variable depending on Cn. Methods: We consecutively enrolled 26 patients (22 women; mean age, 47.0 ± 6.1 years; range, 35-59 years) with pure moderate or severe mitral stenosis, in whom comprehensive echocardiography was performed at rest. Cn was derived from the equation that has been previously validated (ie, Cn = 1270 × [MV area by 2-dimensional planimetry/mitral E-wave downslope]. Measurements of stroke volume and systolic pulmonary artery pressure were repeated immediately after symptom-limited treadmill exercise test within 60 seconds. Results: On the basis of earlier reports, Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg was selected to define abnormally small Cn. During a mean duration of 24-month follow-up, Cn of less than 4 mL/mm Hg could reliably predict the occurrence of either MV replacement or PMC, which was confirmed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. In patients with Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg, exercise duration was found to be closely correlated primarily with resting systolic pulmonary artery pressure (r = -0.73, P = .03), whereas in patients with Cn greater than or equal to 4 mL/mm Hg, postexercise stroke volume was the only determinant of exercise capacity (r = 0.49, P = .04). When combining Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg with MV area less than 1.0 cm2 as a cut-off value for predicting MV replacement or PMC, the sensitivity improved from 63.6% to 81.8% (P = .05). Conclusions: Left atrial compliance estimated by Cn with Doppler echocardiography allows us to effectively predict the future occurrence of MV replacement or PMC, with a special usefulness in patients with moderate mitral stenosis. In addition, determinants of exercise capacity were variable depending on the degree of Cn.
AB - Background: On the basis of the close association of left atrial compliance with pulmonary hypertension in patients with mitral stenosis, we hypothesized that: (1) Doppler-derived net atrioventricular compliance (Cn) can be used for predicting the occurrence of mitral valve (MV) replacement or percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC); and (2) determinants of exercise capacity are variable depending on Cn. Methods: We consecutively enrolled 26 patients (22 women; mean age, 47.0 ± 6.1 years; range, 35-59 years) with pure moderate or severe mitral stenosis, in whom comprehensive echocardiography was performed at rest. Cn was derived from the equation that has been previously validated (ie, Cn = 1270 × [MV area by 2-dimensional planimetry/mitral E-wave downslope]. Measurements of stroke volume and systolic pulmonary artery pressure were repeated immediately after symptom-limited treadmill exercise test within 60 seconds. Results: On the basis of earlier reports, Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg was selected to define abnormally small Cn. During a mean duration of 24-month follow-up, Cn of less than 4 mL/mm Hg could reliably predict the occurrence of either MV replacement or PMC, which was confirmed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. In patients with Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg, exercise duration was found to be closely correlated primarily with resting systolic pulmonary artery pressure (r = -0.73, P = .03), whereas in patients with Cn greater than or equal to 4 mL/mm Hg, postexercise stroke volume was the only determinant of exercise capacity (r = 0.49, P = .04). When combining Cn less than 4 mL/mm Hg with MV area less than 1.0 cm2 as a cut-off value for predicting MV replacement or PMC, the sensitivity improved from 63.6% to 81.8% (P = .05). Conclusions: Left atrial compliance estimated by Cn with Doppler echocardiography allows us to effectively predict the future occurrence of MV replacement or PMC, with a special usefulness in patients with moderate mitral stenosis. In addition, determinants of exercise capacity were variable depending on the degree of Cn.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.024
DO - 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 17928201
AN - SCOPUS:43049129944
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 21
SP - 482
EP - 486
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 5
ER -