Relationship of Normal Aortic Valve Cusp Dimensions: A Tool to Optimize Cusp Reconstruction Valvuloplasty

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作者
Subramanian, Sujata [1 ]
Tikhomirov, Vsevolod [1 ]
Bharati, Saroja [1 ]
EiZein, Chawki [1 ]
Roberson, David [1 ]
Ilbawi, Michel N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Advocate Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Cardiac Surg & Pediat Cardiol, 4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 USA
关键词
aortic valvuloplasty; cusp extension technique; aortic valve; valvuloplasty;
D O I
10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.08.005
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Outcomes of surgical aortic valvuloplasty hinge primarily on optimal leaflet design. Imprecise valve reconstruction can result in insufficiency or stenosis. Predicting postrepair leaflet parameters from pre- or intraoperative readily measurable valve dimensions could result in improved reconstruction. This study analyzes the relationships between different parameters of the normal aortic valve to establish a method of deriving the optimal dimensions of the reconstructed leaflet following valvuloplasty. Morphologic analysis of the normal aortic valve was performed on 50 autopsy specimens. The following parameters were measured: circumference at ventriculoaortic junction, intercommissural circumferential distance (IC), commissural height, leaflet free-margin length (L1—length of the free margin of each leaflet), cusp attachment length (L2—cusp attachment length at the ventriculoaortic junction), and leaflet height (A—ie, the vertical or cephalocaudal distance along the convex surface of the leaflet from the midpoint of the leaflet free margin to the midpoint of the cusp attachment). Univariate linear regression analysis was used to test the interdependence of leaflet dimensions. The leaflet free-margin length L1 correlated strongly with the corresponding IC: r = 0.74, 0.81, and 0.79 for noncoronary, right coronary, and left coronary leaflets, respectively; P = 0.000. Leaflet height A and cusp attachment length L2 also correlated well with the corresponding IC: A-IC, r = 0.56, 0.74, and 0.66; and L2-IC, r = 0.78, 0.85, and 0.80 for noncoronary, right coronary, and left coronary cusps respectively; P = 0.000. Parameters required to construct an aortic valve leaflet can be reliably derived from the IC, which can be easily measured perioperatively. Using this as a basis for leaflet reconstruction might optimize the leaflet graft design process, compensate for pathologic variations in aortic annulus size and commissural height, and could result in better coaptation of the valve leaflets. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.
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页码:521 / 527
页数:7
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