Background and aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to investigate the importance of the modality of pericardial incision (lateral versus anterior) onto postoperative right ventricular systolic function by comparing echocardiographic parameters in patients undergoing minimally invasive or traditional mitral valve repair Materials and methods: 34 patients (mean age 52±12 years; 27 males) with severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse were prospectively and randomly assigned to traditional (sternotomy) operation (Group A, 17 pts) or minimally invasive surgery with right antero-lateral thoracotomy (Group B, 17 pts). The pericardial approach consisted in an anterior reversed T incision for traditional surgery and in a lateral one for mini-invasive surgery. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography was performed pre- and 6 months post surgery to evaluate right ventricular function by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). Three-dimensional echocardiography was used for right ventricular volumes, ejection fraction and stroke volume evaluation Results: All patients underwent successful and uncomplicated surgery. Preoperative right ventricular function was normal in all patients. Groups failed to statistically differ in basal right ventricular volumes and function and cross-clamping time. A postoperative TAPSE fall was found in both groups, but mini-invasive patients experienced a statistically significant less marked variation (22.2±4.1 post versus 23.5±3.4 pre, p=0.06) versus traditional surgery (15.2±3.1 post versus 25.8±5.2 pre, p<0.0001), p<0.0001. 3D echocardiography retrieved no significant inter-group differences in postoperative changes of end-systolic and end-diastolic right ventricular volumes. In mini-invasive patients, right ventricular stroke volume and ejection fraction slightly augmented after surgery while in Group A both values faintly decreased, but such difference was not statistically or clinically significant Conclusions: Mini-invasive mitral repair with lateral pericardial opening reduces postoperative right ventricular longitudinal function decrease but fails to have significant effect onto ejection fraction modifications evaluated at 3D echocardiography.

VALUTAZIONE DELLA FUNZIONE DEL VENTRICOLO DESTRO DOPO PLASTICA DELLA VALVOLA MITRALE MEDIANTE ECOGRAFIA BI- E TRIDIMENSIONALE / C.m. Loardi ; tutor: F. Alamanni. Università degli Studi di Milano, 2015 Mar 04. 27. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2014. [10.13130/loardi-claudia-maria_phd2015-03-04].

VALUTAZIONE DELLA FUNZIONE DEL VENTRICOLO DESTRO DOPO PLASTICA DELLA VALVOLA MITRALE MEDIANTE ECOGRAFIA BI- E TRIDIMENSIONALE

C.M. Loardi
2015

Abstract

Background and aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to investigate the importance of the modality of pericardial incision (lateral versus anterior) onto postoperative right ventricular systolic function by comparing echocardiographic parameters in patients undergoing minimally invasive or traditional mitral valve repair Materials and methods: 34 patients (mean age 52±12 years; 27 males) with severe mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse were prospectively and randomly assigned to traditional (sternotomy) operation (Group A, 17 pts) or minimally invasive surgery with right antero-lateral thoracotomy (Group B, 17 pts). The pericardial approach consisted in an anterior reversed T incision for traditional surgery and in a lateral one for mini-invasive surgery. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography was performed pre- and 6 months post surgery to evaluate right ventricular function by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). Three-dimensional echocardiography was used for right ventricular volumes, ejection fraction and stroke volume evaluation Results: All patients underwent successful and uncomplicated surgery. Preoperative right ventricular function was normal in all patients. Groups failed to statistically differ in basal right ventricular volumes and function and cross-clamping time. A postoperative TAPSE fall was found in both groups, but mini-invasive patients experienced a statistically significant less marked variation (22.2±4.1 post versus 23.5±3.4 pre, p=0.06) versus traditional surgery (15.2±3.1 post versus 25.8±5.2 pre, p<0.0001), p<0.0001. 3D echocardiography retrieved no significant inter-group differences in postoperative changes of end-systolic and end-diastolic right ventricular volumes. In mini-invasive patients, right ventricular stroke volume and ejection fraction slightly augmented after surgery while in Group A both values faintly decreased, but such difference was not statistically or clinically significant Conclusions: Mini-invasive mitral repair with lateral pericardial opening reduces postoperative right ventricular longitudinal function decrease but fails to have significant effect onto ejection fraction modifications evaluated at 3D echocardiography.
4-mar-2015
Settore MED/23 - Chirurgia Cardiaca
Centro Interuniversitario per le ricerche sull'apparato cardiocircolatorio - CIRAC
Mitral valve repair; Mini-invasive surgery; Right ventricle; Echocardiography
ALAMANNI, FRANCESCO
ALAMANNI, FRANCESCO
Doctoral Thesis
VALUTAZIONE DELLA FUNZIONE DEL VENTRICOLO DESTRO DOPO PLASTICA DELLA VALVOLA MITRALE MEDIANTE ECOGRAFIA BI- E TRIDIMENSIONALE / C.m. Loardi ; tutor: F. Alamanni. Università degli Studi di Milano, 2015 Mar 04. 27. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2014. [10.13130/loardi-claudia-maria_phd2015-03-04].
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