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Observational Study
. 2023 Jul;40(7):615-622.
doi: 10.1111/echo.15624. Epub 2023 May 25.

Normal range of intraoperative three-dimensionally derived right ventricular free-wall strain in coronary artery bypass surgery patients

Jakob Labus  1   2 , Johan Winata  1 , Torsten Schmidt  1 , Joachim Nicolai  1 , Stanislaw Vander Zwaag  1 , Kunislav Sveric  3 , Manuel Wilbring  4 , Markus Scholz  5 , Jens Fassl  1
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Observational Study

Normal range of intraoperative three-dimensionally derived right ventricular free-wall strain in coronary artery bypass surgery patients

Jakob Labus et al. Echocardiography. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Data on intraoperative three-dimensionally derived right ventricular free-wall strain (3D-RV FWS) is sparse.

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the normal range of intraoperative 3D-RV FWS in patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and compared to conventional echocardiographic parameters. Prospective observational study.

Methods: A total of 150 patients with preserved left and right ventricular (RV) function and sinus rhythm, without significant heart valve disease or pulmonary hypertension undergoing isolated on-pump CABG surgery, with an uneventful, complication-free intraoperative course. 3D-RV FWS analysis and conventional echocardiographic assessment of RV function were performed intraoperatively in anesthetized and ventilated patients using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). TomTec 4D RV-Function 2.0 software for assessment of 3D-RV FWS and three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction (3D-RV EF). Philips QLAB 10.8 was used to evaluate tissue velocity of the tricuspid annulus (RV S´), tricuspid annular systolic excursion (TAPSE), and RV fractional area change (FAC). All echocardiographic measurements were performed under stable hemodynamic conditions and predefined fluid management without any vasoactive support or pacing. The prospective observational study was performed in a single university hospital setting.

Results: Assessment of 3D-RV FWS was feasible in 95% of patients. No included patient experienced any serious perioperative complication. In our group of patients, median values with interquartile range (IQR) for 3D-RV FWS and 3D-RV EF were -25.2 (IQR -29.9 to -21.8) and 46.3% (IQR 41.0%-50.1%), respectively. RV FAC, RV S´, and TAPSE accounted for 39.7% (IQR 34.5%-44.4%), 14.8 cm/s (IQR 11.8-19.0 cm/s), and 22 mm (IQR 20-25 mm). The normal range (2.5% to 97.5% percentile) for 3D-RV FWS was -37.1 to -12.8. There was no relevant correlation of 3D-RV FWS to postoperative outcome in this group of CABG patients.

Conclusion: We present distribution values for intraoperative 3D-RV FWS and conventional parameters of RV function assessment in a healthy on-pump CABG patient population without serious perioperative complications. We observed no correlations of these parameters with any of the outcome parameters considered. Therefore, we consider these values to be intraoperative TEE-assessed normal values, which can be expected in on-pump CABG patients.

Keywords: cardiac surgery; free wall strain; right ventricle; strain analysis; three-dimensional echocardiography.

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