Mitral Valve Translocation: Optimization of Patch Geometry in an Ex Vivo Model of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

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Abstract

Abstract: Optimal translocation patch width for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) treatment was evaluated in an air-filled ex vivo system. FMR was created in 19 isolated swine hearts by annular dilation and papillary muscle displacement. Frustum-shaped pericardial patches of varying widths (Group 1 = 0.5 cm; Group 2 = 1.0 cm; Group 3 = 1.5 cm) were implanted and imaged via a 3D-structured light scanner. Median leaflet coaptation decreased (P < 0.001) from 5.5 ± 2.0 mm at baseline to 2.4 ± 1.3 mm following FMR creation. Translocation repair increased coaptation length over FMR levels by 2.2 mm in Group 1 (P < 0.001), 4.6 mm in Group 2 (P < 0.001), and 4.7 mm in Group 3 (P < 0.001). After repair, no significant differences were found between groups for annular height, circularity index, tenting height, tenting area, and non-coapting surface area. The supranormal coaptation and minimal valve geometric changes support using a 1.0- or 1.5-cm translocation patch for FMR treatment. Graphical abstract: Implantation of a 1.0-cm or 1.5-cm circumferential pericardial patch (mitral valve translocation) increases leaflet coaptation length without significantly altering valve geometry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)666-675
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of cardiovascular translational research
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Autologous pericardium
  • Functional mitral regurgitation
  • Heart failure
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Secondary mitral regurgitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Genetics(clinical)

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