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A comprehensive analysis of cardiac valve plane displacement in healthy adults: age-stratified normal values by cardiac magnetic resonance

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Cardiac valve plane displacement (CVPD) reflects longitudinal LV function. The purpose of the present study was to determine regional heterogeneity of CVPD in healthy adults to provide normal values by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). We measured the anterior aortic plane systolic excursion (AAPSE); the anterior, anterolateral, inferolateral, inferior, and inferoseptal mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE); and the lateral tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). Systolic excursion was measured as the distance from peak end-diastolic to peak end-sysstolic annular position (peak-to-peak) in cine images acquired in 2-, 3- and 4-chamber views. Echocardiographic measurements of CVPD were performed in M-Mode as previously described. We retrospectively analyzed 209 healthy Caucasians (57% men), who participated in the Heidelberg normal cohort between March 2009 and September 2014. The analysis was possible in all participants. Mean values were: AAPSE = 14 ± 3 mm (8–20); MAPSEanterior = 14 ± 3 mm (8–20); MAPSEanterolateral = 16 ± 3 mm (10–22); MAPSEinferolateral = 16 ± 3 mm (10–22); MAPSEinferior = 17 ± 3 mm (11–23); MAPSEinferoseptal = 13 ± 3 mm (7–19) and TAPSE = 26 ± 4 mm (18–34) respectively. MAPSE was significantly elevated in lateral compared to septal regions (p = 0.0001). Sex-differences for CVPD were not found. Age-dependency of CVPD revealed distinct regional differences. AAPSE decreased the most with age (B=−0.48; p = 0.0001), whereas MAPSEinferior was the least age-dependent site (B=−0.17; p = 0.01). AAPSE revealed favorable intra-/interobserver reproducibility and interstudy agreement. Intermethod-comparison of CMR and M-Mode echocardiography showed good agreement between both measurements of CVPD. Age-stratified normal values of regional CVPD are provided. AAPSE revealed the most pronounced age-related decrease and provided favorable reproducibility compared to other regions of cardiac valve plane.

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    Marco M. Ochs, Thomas Fritz, Florian André, Johannes Riffel, Derliz Mereles, Matthias Müller-Hennessen, Evangelos Giannitsis, Hugo A. Katus, Matthias G. Friedrich & Sebastian J. Buss

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Ochs, M.M., Fritz, T., André, F. et al. A comprehensive analysis of cardiac valve plane displacement in healthy adults: age-stratified normal values by cardiac magnetic resonance. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 721–729 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-016-1058-y

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