Abstract
Tricuspid valve (TV) morphology and function evaluation plays a key role in several cardiac diseases, including left-sided valvular diseases and heart failure. However, TV is structurally complex and, differently from aortic and mitral valves, cannot be visualized in a single two-dimensional echocardiographic view, neither transthoracic nor transesophageal (i.e., simultaneous imaging of the three TV leaflets and their attachment to the annulus is not feasible). Conversely, real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography allows complete visualization of the TV apparatus from multiple views. This can lead to an improvement of our understanding about the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying TV diseases and functional tricuspid regurgitation, and may suggest new surgical techniques in order to improve surgical outcomes. The present review focuses on the state-of-the-art of real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in TV morphology and function evaluation with its clinical applications and limits.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 549-556 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
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Valutazione della morfologia e della funzione della valvola tricuspide con ecocardiografia transtoracica tridimensionale in tempo reale. / Esposito, Roberta; Badano, Luigi P.; Muraru, Denisa; Agricola, Eustachio; Mele, Donato; Sciomer, Susanna; Nistri, Stefano; Galderisi, Maurizio; Mondillo, Sergio.
In: Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, Vol. 11, No. 7-8, 07.2010, p. 549-556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Badano, Luigi P.
AU - Muraru, Denisa
AU - Agricola, Eustachio
AU - Mele, Donato
AU - Sciomer, Susanna
AU - Nistri, Stefano
AU - Galderisi, Maurizio
AU - Mondillo, Sergio
PY - 2010/7
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N2 - Tricuspid valve (TV) morphology and function evaluation plays a key role in several cardiac diseases, including left-sided valvular diseases and heart failure. However, TV is structurally complex and, differently from aortic and mitral valves, cannot be visualized in a single two-dimensional echocardiographic view, neither transthoracic nor transesophageal (i.e., simultaneous imaging of the three TV leaflets and their attachment to the annulus is not feasible). Conversely, real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography allows complete visualization of the TV apparatus from multiple views. This can lead to an improvement of our understanding about the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying TV diseases and functional tricuspid regurgitation, and may suggest new surgical techniques in order to improve surgical outcomes. The present review focuses on the state-of-the-art of real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in TV morphology and function evaluation with its clinical applications and limits.
AB - Tricuspid valve (TV) morphology and function evaluation plays a key role in several cardiac diseases, including left-sided valvular diseases and heart failure. However, TV is structurally complex and, differently from aortic and mitral valves, cannot be visualized in a single two-dimensional echocardiographic view, neither transthoracic nor transesophageal (i.e., simultaneous imaging of the three TV leaflets and their attachment to the annulus is not feasible). Conversely, real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography allows complete visualization of the TV apparatus from multiple views. This can lead to an improvement of our understanding about the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying TV diseases and functional tricuspid regurgitation, and may suggest new surgical techniques in order to improve surgical outcomes. The present review focuses on the state-of-the-art of real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in TV morphology and function evaluation with its clinical applications and limits.
KW - Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography
KW - Tricuspid annulus
KW - Tricuspid regurgitation
KW - Tricuspid stenosis
KW - Tricuspid valve
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