The effects of mitral stenosis on right ventricular mechanics assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography

Ladányi, Zsuzsanna and Eltayeb, Abdalla and Fábián, Alexandra and Ujvári, Adrienn and Tolvaj, Máté and Tokodi, Márton and Choudhary, Kashif Anwar and Kovács, Attila and Merkely, Béla and Vriz, Olga and Lakatos, Bálint Károly (2024) The effects of mitral stenosis on right ventricular mechanics assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14 (1). No.-17112. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Mitral stenosis (MS) is a complex valvular pathology with significant clinical burden even today. Its effect on the right heart is often overlooked, despite it playing a considerable part in the symptomatic status. We enrolled 39 mitral valve stenosis patients and 39 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. They underwent conventional, speckle-tracking and 3D echocardiographic examinations. The 3D data was analyzed using the ReVISION software to calculate RV functional parameters. In the MS group, 3D RV ejection fraction (EF) (49 ± 7% vs. 61 ± 4%; p < 0.001), global circumferential (GCS) (− 21.08 ± 5.64% vs. − 25.07 ± 4.72%; p = 0.001) and longitudinal strain (GLS) (− 16.60% ± 4.07% vs. − 23.32 ± 2.82%; p < 0.001) were reduced. When comparing RV contraction patterns between controls, MS patients in sinus rhythm and those with atrial fibrillation, radial (REF) (32.06 ± 5.33% vs. 23.62 ± 7.95% vs. 20.89 ± 6.92%; p < 0.001) and longitudinal ejection fraction (LEF) (24.85 ± 4.06%; 17.82 ± 6.16% vs. 15.91 ± 4.09%; p < 0.001) were decreased in both MS groups compared to controls; however, they were comparable between the two MS subgroups. Anteroposterior ejection fraction (AEF) (29.16 ± 4.60% vs. 30.87 ± 7.71% vs. 21.48 ± 6.15%; p < 0.001) showed no difference between controls and MS patients in sinus rhythm, while it was lower in the MS group with atrial fibrillation. Therefore, utilizing 3D echocardiography, we found distinct morphological and functional alterations of the RV in MS patients.

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