Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Prolapse New Insights Into Disease Progression, Genetics, and Molecular Basis
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Prolapse New Insights Into Disease Progression, Genetics, and Molecular Basis
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.113.006702
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发表时间:
2014-05-27
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37.8
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Vasan, Ramachandran S.
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Delling, Francesca N.;Vasan, Ramachandran S.
Delling and Vasan Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of MVP 2159 called classic prolapse, whereas prolapse with lesser degrees of leaflet thickening is regarded as nonclassic prolapse. 26 Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) may not adequately visualize the entire MV anatomy. Anatomically, the posterior and anterior leaflets of the MV each may be divided into 3 sections. Carpentier’s widely recognized nomenclature describes 3 posterior leaflet scallops, the lateral (P1), middle (P2), and medial (P3), and 3 anterior segments, the lateral (A1), middle (A2), and medial (A3; Figure 1D). 27, 28 Most cases of prolapse involve the posterior middle scallop, which is easily identified on long-axis TTE images (Figure 1A). However, the posterior lateral scallop (P1) is not clearly seen on long-axis images but is best visualized in the apical 4-chamber view. As noted above, superior leaflet displacement in a 4-chamber view should not be regarded as diagnostic of prolapse. Thus, TTE can confirm the diagnosis of MVP but may not be able to exclude prolapse of all scallops. Although the Carpentier nomenclature is based on leaflet indentation, in the Duran classification, scallops are grouped on the basis of chordal attachments. 29 Specifically, the anterior leaflet is divided into 2 segments (A1 and A2) and the posterior into 4 segments (P1, PM1, P2, and PM2). Segments A1, P1, and PM1 attach to the anterolateral papillary muscle, and segments A2, P2, and PM2 attach to the posteromedial papillary muscle. The modified Carpentier classification30 is a combination of the Carpentier and Duran nomenclatures. Although the Duran and modified Carpentier classifications are anatomically more precise than the classic Carpentier scheme, they are less widely used. By taking into account several planes of imaging, 2D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is more effective in identifying prolapsing MV segments (Figure 1B). 28 Threedimensional TEE has the additional advantage of simulating the surgeon’s view of the MV, with the aortic valve at the 11 o’clock position (Figure 1D), and has become an essential tool in the intraoperative setting. 31Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) represents a novel, albeit still not widely used, noninvasive imaging method that identifies MVP with a sensitivity and specificity of 100% with 2D TTE used as the gold standard (Figure 2A). 32 In addition, CMR can quantify MR using phase-contrast velocity mapping. 33 Because CMR can reliably provide quantitative determination of ventricular volumes and function, it is becoming an important clinical tool for following up patients with MVP-related moderate to severe MR and for surgical decision making. 34 Finally, CMR provides novel insight into the biology of the MV and its linked myocardium through improved spatial resolution provided by 3-dimensional acquisition of images with delayed gadolinium enhancement. 32 Such enhancement occurs when the kinetics of gadolinium excretion is different in 2 adjacent compartments so that over time 1 compartment enhances more than the other. This has been a powerful tool for delineating infarcted and scarred myocardium, which excrete gadolinium more slowly than viable tissue. The presence of gadolinium enhancement has been shown in both the MV and in papillary muscle tips in patients with MVP but not in normal control subjects (Figure 2B). 32 It has been speculated that the papillary muscle is altered in MVP by repetitive traction exerted by the prolapsing leaflets, 35 which has been shown experimentally to lower the threshold for arrhythmias. 36 Although more frequent complex arrhythmia on 24-hour ambulatory Holter monitor has …