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    Electronic Resource
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Journal of cardiac surgery 12 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1540-8191
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract An analysis of three-dimensional movement of the mitral valve annulus (MVA) may address the question of geometrical change after mitral valve repair to preserve mitral annular function. Conventionally, annular contraction has been studied for this purpose. We investigated this geometrical change occurring in the anterior half of the MVA and discuss its clinical significance. Three-dimensional images of the MVA during systole were reconstructed from magnetic resonance images of eight normal subjects. The posterior half of the MVA exhibited translational motion. We assume that this portion, exhibiting translational motion as well as contraction, purely follows the motion of the left ventricular contraction. Compensating for the discrepancy between the motion of the aortic root and that of the posterior half of the MVA, the anterior half exhibited a flexible change in shape during systole, thus maintaining a sufficient left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). The increase in the extent of displacement of the anterior MVA from the posterior half of the MVA during systole, which was 3.6 ± 1.0 mm (mean ± SD), indicates the annular flexibility. The preservation of annular flexibility may prevent LVOT obstruction. Further geometrical analysis of patients after mitral repair will clarify annular function as presented in this article.
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