Silvani Amin, Hannah Dewey, Andras Lasso, Patricia Sabin, Ye Han, Jared Vicory, Beatriz Paniagua, Christian Herz, Hannah Nam, Alana Cianciulli, Maura Flynn, Devin W Laurence, David Harrild, Gabor Fichtinger, Meryl S Cohen, Matthew A Jolley
BACKGROUND: The dynamic shape of the normal adult mitral annulus has been shown to be important to mitral valve function. However, annular dynamics of the healthy mitral valve in children have yet to be explored. We sought to model and quantify the shape and major modes of variation of pediatric mitral valve annuli at four phases in the cardiac cycle using transthoracic echocardiograms. METHODS: The mitral valve annuli of 100 children and young adults with normal 3D echocardiograms were modeled in four different cardiac phases using the SlicerHeart extension for 3DSlicer...
November 21, 2023: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography