Modified Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography and Its Utility to Predict Postoperative Course in Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Recommended Citation
Morita Y, Lencho T, Gunasekaran S, Modak R. Modified Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography and Its Utility to Predict Postoperative Course in Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2018; 32(3):1316-1324.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Publication Title
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Perioperative right ventricular (RV) function is important for determining the postoperative course in heart transplantation (HT) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. The authors describe a modified tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (m-TAPSE) using transesophageal echocardiography and assessed its clinical utility in HT and LVAD.
DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review.
SETTING: A single tertiary-care medical center.
PARTICIPANTS: Forty-eight patients who underwent successful HT and 80 patients who underwent successful LVAD placement.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Statistically significant correlation between m-TAPSE and RV fractional area change (FAC) was seen for HT and LVAD (r = 0.462, p < 0.01 and r = 0.597, p < 0.01, respectively). For HT, receiver operating characteristics curve analysis yielded that m-TAPSE
CONCLUSIONS: m-TAPSE validated a good correlation to RV systolic function as reflected by RV FAC for both HT and LVAD. For HT, m-TAPSE was helpful for predicting postoperative NO use; whereas for LVAD, m-TAPSE was helpful for predicting postoperative NO use and RV assist device implantation. m-TAPSE should be considered as a useful parameter to decide postoperative management for these cases.
Medical Subject Headings
Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Female; Heart Transplantation; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Systole; Tricuspid Valve
PubMed ID
29277303
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
1316
Last Page
1324
