Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between LV geometry, annular shape and the amount of regurgitation in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation (group 1, n = 30) compared to patients with primary mitral valve lesions (group 2, n = 30). LV geometry was assessed by the sphericity index, i.e., LV volume divided by the volume of a sphere with a diameter equal to the longest axis. Annular geometry was evaluated by diameters, areas and their percentual shortening. The degree of mitral regurgitation was assessed as jet volumes by 3D-echocardiography. Group 1 showed significantly larger longitudinal (54.3 +/- 3.1 vs. 40.9 +/- 2.6 mm) and antero-posterior (32.2 +/- 3.3 vs. 27.1 +/- 2.9 mm) annulus diameters and areas (993.3 +/- 66.6 vs. 702.1 +/- 47.9 mm (2)) than group 2. No asymmetric annular enlargement was found in either group. Annular enlargement correlated to the degree of mitral regurgitation in group 1 but not in group 2. Annular area shortening was significantly impaired in group 2 and the sphericity index was larger in group 1 than in group 2. In group 1, the sphericity index was significantly correlated to the degree of mitral regurgitation (r = 0.87; P < 0.001). These findings suggest that ischemic mitral regurgitation was mostly associated with a global left ventricular enlargement, in which annulus dilatation and its reduced contraction play a significant role.
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