Is it possible to assess the best mitral valve repair in the individual patient? Preliminary results of a finite element study from magnetic resonance imaging data

Autor: Emiliano Votta, Alberto Redaelli, Francesco Sturla, Aldo Domenico Milano, Alessandro Mazzucco, Giuseppe Faggian, Giovanni Puppini, Marco Stevanella, Konstantinos Pechlivanidis, Francesco Onorati
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Male
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
medicine.medical_treatment
finite element analysis
Cardiovascular
Imaging
Computer-Assisted
Models
Mitral valve
Mitral valve annuloplasty
80 and over
Mitral valve prolapse
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Aged
80 and over

Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
medicine.diagnostic_test
Models
Cardiovascular

Biomechanics
Anatomy
Biomechanical Phenomena
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Surgery
Computer-Assisted

Heart Valve Prosthesis
patient-specific modeling
Chordae Tendineae
Mitral Valve
Female
Chordae tendineae
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Stress
Prosthesis Design
artificial ePTFE neochordae
mitral valve repair
Imaging
Three-Dimensional

Magnetic resonance imaging
Predictive Value of Tests
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Image Interpretation
Computer-Assisted

medicine
Humans
Aged
Finite Element Analysis
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Patient Selection
Recovery of Function
Stress
Mechanical

Computer Simulation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Surgery
Image Interpretation
Papillary muscle
Mitral valve repair
mitral valve prolapse
business.industry
Mechanical
medicine.disease
Three-Dimensional
business
Zdroj: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 148:1025-1034
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.05.071
Popis: Objectives Finite element modeling was adopted to quantitatively compare, for the first time and on a patient-specific basis, the biomechanical effects of a broad spectrum of different neochordal implantation techniques for the repair of isolated posterior mitral leaflet prolapse. Methods Cardiac magnetic resonance images were acquired from 4 patients undergoing surgery. A patient-specific 3-dimensional model of the mitral apparatus and the motion of the annulus and papillary muscles were reconstructed. The location and extent of the prolapsing region were confirmed by intraoperative findings, and the mechanical properties of the mitral leaflets, chordae tendineae and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae were included. Mitral systolic biomechanics was simulated under preoperative conditions and after 5 different neochordal procedures: single neochorda, double neochorda, standard neochordal loop with 3 neochordae of the same length and 2 premeasured loops with 1 common neochordal loop and 3 different branched neochordae arising from it, alternatively one third and two thirds of the entire length. Results The best repair in terms of biomechanics was achieved with a specific neochordal technique in the single patient, according to the location of the prolapsing region. However, all techniques achieved a slight reduction in papillary muscle forces and tension relief in intact native chordae proximal to the prolapsing region. Multiple neochordae implantation improved the repositioning of the prolapsing region below the annular plane and better redistributed mechanical stresses on the leaflet. Conclusions Although applied on a small cohort of patients, systematic biomechanical differences were noticed between neochordal techniques, potentially affecting their short- to long-term clinical outcomes. This study opens the way to patient-specific optimization of neochordal techniques.
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