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  • Title: [Contribution of Doppler echocardiography to the evaluation and monitoring of normal and pathologic mitral valve prostheses].
    Author: Habib G, Bénichou M, Bonnet JL, Gisbert MP, Cornen A, Djiane P, Bory M, Serradimigni A.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1990 Apr; 83(4):469-77. PubMed ID: 2111667.
    Abstract:
    Doppler echocardiographic examinations were performed in 146 patients with normal and 42 patients with pathological (31 regurgitations and 11 obstructions) mitral valve prostheses confirmed by catheterisation and/or surgery. The maximum and mean transprosthetic gradients and pressure half times (PHT) were calculated from continuous wave Doppler recordings and regurgitant signals were searched for by continuous and pulsed wave Doppler. In the group of normal mitral valve prostheses, the mean gradients and PHT were very variable even within the subgroups of the same type and size of prosthesis. The best haemodynamic profile was observed with the St Jude prosthesis (mean gradient = 5 +/- 2 mmHg, PHT = 90 +/- 22 ms, p less than 0.05 vs other prostheses). Minimal mitral regurgitation was detected in 12 per cent of bioprostheses and 20 per cent of mechanical prostheses. No correlations were found between the mean pressure gradient or PHT and the size of the prostheses. Regular Doppler echocardiographic follow-up over 2.4 years was obtained in 25 patients and showed a remarkable stability of the Doppler parameters in 17 patients whereas prosthetic valve dysfunction was diagnosed in the other 8 cases. In the group of pathological mitral valve prostheses, regurgitation (N = 31) was associated with a high early diastolic pressure gradient (20.2 +/- 8 mmHg) and a normal or shortened PHT (84 +/- 28 ms). Obstructed prostheses (N = 11) had high mean pressure gradients (17 +/- 5 mmHg) and increased PHT (195 +/- 53 ms). All cases of obstruction were correctly identified by the Doppler but 4 prosthetic valve regurgitations were missed or underestimated (4 mechanical prostheses).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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