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<bold>Introduction:</bold> In this study, we assessed the adequacy of the two echocardiographic parameters representing the longitudinal systolic function of the ventricles, MAPSE &amp; TAPSE, in perioperative monitoring. <bold>Aims:</bold> 1. The assessment of MAPSE and TAPSE during the early (4 weeks) postoperative period after surgical correction of congenital heart defects in infants, performed with CPB. 2. The verification of the hypothesis, that the significant decline of TAPSE observed in this period is not related to the global RV systolic dysfunction. For this reason, systolic function of the RV was additionally assessed with another echocardiographic parameter: RVFAC. <bold>Material and methods:</bold> Prospective study with 51 infants operated due to ASDII, VSD, AVSD and TOF. Four measurements of MAPSE,TAPSE and RVFAC were performed in the apical four-chamber projection. TAPSE and MAPSE were expressed as metric values and z-score; RV FAC values were expressed in percentages. <bold>Results:</bold> TAPSE uniformly declined in the first postoperative day down to 34.5% of the initial value (<italic>p</italic> &lt;0.00001), then gradually increased: up to 42.9% and 52% respectively, remaining significantly lower than preoperatively (<italic>p</italic> &lt;0.001). RV FAC: increased by 21% (<italic>p</italic> &lt;0.01), then remained stable in consecutive examinations. MAPSE declined by 21% during the first postoperative day, but with promptly normalized completely. <bold>Conclusions:</bold> The movement of both AV valve annuli is subjected to different, not fully understood influences. The relatively slight decline of MAPSE makes this parameter suitable for the assessment of the postoperative LV systolic function. Deep, long-lasting decline of TAPSE, uniform in the whole group, does not permit to use this parameter and suggests the choice of another one, e.g. RVFAC.</p>
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Introduction: In this study, we assessed the adequacy of the two echocardiographic parameters representing the longitudinal systolic function of the ventricles, MAPSE & TAPSE, in perioperative monitoring. Aims: 1. The assessment of MAPSE and TAPSE during the early (4 weeks) postoperative period after surgical correction of congenital heart defects in infants, performed with CPB. 2. The verification of the hypothesis, that the significant decline of TAPSE observed in this period is not related to the global RV systolic dysfunction. For this reason, systolic function of the RV was additionally assessed with another echocardiographic parameter: RVFAC. Material and methods: Prospective study with 51 infants operated due to ASDII, VSD, AVSD and TOF. Four measurements of MAPSE,TAPSE and RVFAC were performed in the apical four-chamber projection. TAPSE and MAPSE were expressed as metric values and z-score; RV FAC values were expressed in percentages. Results: TAPSE uniformly declined in the first postoperative day down to 34.5% of the initial value (p <0.00001), then gradually increased: up to 42.9% and 52% respectively, remaining significantly lower than preoperatively (p <0.001). RV FAC: increased by 21% (p <0.01), then remained stable in consecutive examinations. MAPSE declined by 21% during the first postoperative day, but with promptly normalized completely. Conclusions: The movement of both AV valve annuli is subjected to different, not fully understood influences. The relatively slight decline of MAPSE makes this parameter suitable for the assessment of the postoperative LV systolic function. Deep, long-lasting decline of TAPSE, uniform in the whole group, does not permit to use this parameter and suggests the choice of another one, e.g. RVFAC.

Critical appraisal of MAPSE and TAPSE usefulness in the postoperative assessment of ventricular contractile function after congenital heart defect surgery in infants

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Introduction: In this study, we assessed the adequacy of the two echocardiographic parameters representing the longitudinal systolic function of the...

Critical appraisal of MAPSE and TAPSE usefulness in the postoperative assessment of ventricular contractile function after congenital heart defect surgery in infants

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Apr 30, 2019

Page range: 9 - 16

Received: Nov 08, 2018

Accepted: Jan 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0002

Keywords
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, mitral annular plane systolic excursion, right ventricular fractional area change, postoperative intensive care

© 2019 Wojciech Mądry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Critical appraisal of MAPSE and TAPSE usefulness in the postoperative assessment of ventricular contractile function after congenital heart defect surgery in infants

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Apr 30, 2019

Page range: 9 - 16

Received: Nov 08, 2018

Accepted: Jan 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0002

Keywordstricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, mitral annular plane systolic excursion, right ventricular fractional area change, postoperative intensive care

© 2019 Wojciech Mądry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, mitral annular plane systolic excursion, right ventricular fractional area change, postoperative intensive care