Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement
Mohammed, W., Khalaf, H., Abdelfattah, M., Fouad, T., Khairy, A. (2025). Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement. EKB Journal Management System, 2025(5), 283-289. doi: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2025.446592
Wael Atteia Mohammed; Hani Abdelshafook Khalaf; Mohamed Abdelfattah; Tamer Ahmed Fouad; Ahmed M. Khairy. "Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement". EKB Journal Management System, 2025, 5, 2025, 283-289. doi: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2025.446592
Mohammed, W., Khalaf, H., Abdelfattah, M., Fouad, T., Khairy, A. (2025). 'Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement', EKB Journal Management System, 2025(5), pp. 283-289. doi: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2025.446592
Mohammed, W., Khalaf, H., Abdelfattah, M., Fouad, T., Khairy, A. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 2025(5): 283-289. doi: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2025.446592

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared with cardiac Computed Tomography to assess Mitral Annulus Size before surgical mitral valve replacement

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Volume 2025, Issue 5, May 2025, Pages 283-289    PDF (374.04 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/aimj.2025.446592
Authors
Wael Atteia Mohammed1; Hani Abdelshafook Khalaf1; Mohamed Abdelfattah2; Tamer Ahmed Fouad1; Ahmed M. Khairy* 1
1Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
2Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Although Echocardiography is still considered   the  gold standard imaging to evaluate  the function of the mitral valve, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is the gold standard for mitral annulus evaluation. transoesophageal Echocardiography also used for assessment of geometry of mitral valve apparatus with added benefit of three dimensions measurements of the mitral valve.
Aim: To correlate three-dimensional Echocardiography and computed tomography in sizing the mitral valve annulus before surgical mitral valve replacement.
Methods: This study included 42 patients (53 ± 8 years old, 79% female) who are eligible for MVR underwent 3D TEE and MDCT. Assessment of mitral annulus, including mitral annular area (MAA), perimeter, anteroposterior (AP) and antrolateral-postromedial (AL-PM) diameters, were measured using 3D TEE and MDCT, and were correlated with intraoperative measurements.
Results: Compared to MDCT, MAA, perimeter, AL-PM, and AP diameters measured on 3D TEE were larger (10.6 ± 1.25 vs. 9.9 ± 1.09 cm2 for MAA; 120.3 ± 6.04 vs. 116 ± 6.03 mm for perimeter,  36 ± 2.95vs. 31.83 ± 3.24 mm for AL-PM distance, and 30.05 ± 3.05 vs. 26 ± 2.97 mm for AP distance, all p < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between mitral annular measurements by 3DTEE and MDCT, and these measurements correlated well with measurements of the prosthetic valve size.
Conclusion: This study showed good correlation between 3D-TEE and MDCT in evaluating mitral valve annulus before mitral valve replacement, although 3D-TEE provided larger measurements compared with MDCT.
 
Keywords
MV annulus; MDCT; 3D-TEE; MV prosthesis
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