Usefulness of radionuclide angiocardiography in predicting stenotic mitral orifice area

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(86)90385-1· OSTI ID:6845267

Burns, R J; Armitage, D L; Fountas, P N; Tremblay, P C; Druck, M N

Fifteen patients with pure mitral stenosis (MS) underwent high-temporal-resolution radionuclide angiocardiography for calculation of the ratio of peak left ventricular (LV) filling rate divided by mean LV filling rate (filling ratio). Whereas LV filling normally occurs in 3 phases, in MS it is more uniform. Thus, in 13 patients the filling ratio was below the normal range of 2.21 to 2.88 (p less than 0.001). In 11 patients in atrial fibrillation, filling ratio divided by mean cardiac cycle length and by LV ejection fraction provided good correlation (r = 0.85) with modified Gorlin formula derived mitral area and excellent correlation with echocardiographic mitral area (r = 0.95). Significant MS can be detected using radionuclide angiocardiography to calculate filling ratio. In the absence of the confounding influence of atrial systole calculation of 0.14 (filling ratio divided by cardiac cycle length divided by LV ejection fraction) + 0.40 cm2 enables accurate prediction of mitral area (+/- 4%). Our data support the contention that the modified Gorlin formula, based on steady-state hemodynamics, provides less certain estimates of mitral area for patients with MS and atrial fibrillation, in whom echocardiography and radionuclide angiocardiography may be more accurate.

• Research Organization: Toronto Western Hospital, Canada
• OSTI ID: 6845267
• Journal Information: Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States), Vol. 13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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