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Mitral Valve Vena Contracta Area

MedGen UID:
925452
•Concept ID:
C4287920
•
Finding

Definition

The area of the vena contracta of the mitral valve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMitral Valve Vena Contracta Area

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mitral Regurgitation and Serum N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Children: A Modification of Adult Criteria.
Erolu E, Akalin F
Tex Heart Inst J 2022 Jul 1;49(4) doi: 10.14503/THIJ-20-7285. PMID: 36037436Free PMC Article
Real-world echocardiography in patients referred for mitral valve surgery: the gap between guidelines and clinical practice.
De Groot-de Laat LE, Ren B, McGhie J, Oei FB, Raap GB, Bogers JJ, Geleijnse ML
J Heart Valve Dis 2014 Nov;23(6):721-6. PMID: 25790619
Mitral valve geometry and hemodynamics after surgical mitral valve annuloplasty and implications for percutaneous treatment of patients with recurrent mitral regurgitation.
Al Amri I, Debonnaire P, Witkowski T, van der Kley F, Palmen M, de Weger A, Klautz RJ, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, Ajmone Marsan N, Delgado V
Am J Cardiol 2013 Sep 1;112(5):714-9. Epub 2013 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.044. PMID: 23711814

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair with a Novel System.
Long Y, Pan W, Pan C, Li W, Wei L, Wu Y, Guo Y, Zhou D, Ge J
Int Heart J 2022;63(1):23-29. doi: 10.1536/ihj.21-225. PMID: 35095072
3D vena contracta area after MitraClip© procedure: precise quantification of residual mitral regurgitation and identification of prognostic information.
Dietl A, Prieschenk C, Eckert F, Birner C, Luchner A, Maier LS, Buchner S
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2018 Jan 9;16(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12947-017-0120-9. PMID: 29310672Free PMC Article
Vena contracta area for severity grading in functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation: a transoesophageal 3D colour Doppler analysis in 500 patients.
Goebel B, Heck R, Hamadanchi A, Otto S, Doenst T, Jung C, Lauten A, Figulla HR, Schulze PC, Poerner TC
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Jun 1;19(6):639-646. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex056. PMID: 28444164
Diagnostic value of vena contracta area in the quantification of mitral regurgitation severity by color Doppler 3D echocardiography.
Zeng X, Levine RA, Hua L, Morris EL, Kang Y, Flaherty M, Morgan NV, Hung J
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2011 Sep;4(5):506-13. Epub 2011 Jul 5 doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.110.961649. PMID: 21730026Free PMC Article
Direct measurement of vena contracta area by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography for assessing severity of mitral regurgitation.
Yosefy C, Hung J, Chua S, Vaturi M, Ton-Nu TT, Handschumacher MD, Levine RA
Am J Cardiol 2009 Oct 1;104(7):978-83. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.043. PMID: 19766767Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Spatiotemporal Complexity of Vena Contracta and Mitral Regurgitation Grading Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Analysis.
Lozano-Edo S, Jover-Pastor P, Osa-Saez A, Buendia-Fuentes F, Rodriguez-Serrano M, Arnau-Vives MA, Rueda-Soriano J, Calvillo-Batlles P, Fonfria-Esparcia C, Martinez-Dolz L, Agüero J
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2023 Jan;36(1):77-86.e7. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.09.021. PMID: 36208654
Comparison of 2D vena contracta area with 3D planimetric mitral valve area in rheumatoid mitral valve disease.
Gok G, Sayar N, Oz D, Erer HB, Ekmekci A, Eren M
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020 Nov;36(11):2115-2120. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s10554-019-01673-y. PMID: 31342236
Quantification of rheumatic mitral stenosis severity with three-dimensional vena contracta area.
Gök G, Çınar T, Sayar N
Echocardiography 2019 Feb;36(2):370-375. Epub 2018 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/echo.14213. PMID: 30548321
Vena contracta area for severity grading in functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation: a transoesophageal 3D colour Doppler analysis in 500 patients.
Goebel B, Heck R, Hamadanchi A, Otto S, Doenst T, Jung C, Lauten A, Figulla HR, Schulze PC, Poerner TC
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Jun 1;19(6):639-646. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex056. PMID: 28444164
Color flow imaging of the vena contracta in mitral regurgitation: technical considerations.
Roberts BJ, Grayburn PA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2003 Sep;16(9):1002-6. doi: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00509-1. PMID: 12931115

Therapy

Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair with extended clip arms for ventricular functional mitral regurgitation.
Izumi Y, Kagiyama N, Maekawara S, Terada M, Higuchi R, Saji M, Takamisawa I, Nanasato M, Isobe M
J Cardiol 2023 Oct;82(4):240-247. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.04.014. PMID: 37116648
Calculation of Mitral Valve Area by Continuity Equation Using Velocity-Time Integral From Mitral Valve Orifices After Mitral Clip.
Singam NSV, Otero D, Al Adili B, Grubb KJ, Flaherty MP, Settles DM, Stoddard MF
J Invasive Cardiol 2022 Aug;34(8):E581-E587. Epub 2022 Jun 24 PMID: 35738563
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair with a Novel System.
Long Y, Pan W, Pan C, Li W, Wei L, Wu Y, Guo Y, Zhou D, Ge J
Int Heart J 2022;63(1):23-29. doi: 10.1536/ihj.21-225. PMID: 35095072
Diagnostic Value of 3-Dimensional Vena Contracta Area for the Quantification of Residual Mitral Regurgitation After MitraClip Procedure.
Avenatti E, Mackensen GB, El-Tallawi KC, Reisman M, Gruye L, Barker CM, Little SH
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2019 Mar 25;12(6):582-591. Epub 2019 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.006. PMID: 30826230
Three-dimensional echocardiography-derived vena contracta area at rest and its increase during exercise predicts clinical outcome in mild-moderate functional mitral regurgitation.
Vecera J, Bartunek J, Vanderheyden M, Kotrc M, Kockova R, Penicka M
Circ J 2014;78(11):2741-9. Epub 2014 Oct 3 doi: 10.1253/circj.cj-14-0183. PMID: 25283687

Prognosis

Comparison of 2D vena contracta area with 3D planimetric mitral valve area in rheumatoid mitral valve disease.
Gok G, Sayar N, Oz D, Erer HB, Ekmekci A, Eren M
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020 Nov;36(11):2115-2120. Epub 2019 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s10554-019-01673-y. PMID: 31342236
Quantification of rheumatic mitral stenosis severity with three-dimensional vena contracta area.
Gök G, Çınar T, Sayar N
Echocardiography 2019 Feb;36(2):370-375. Epub 2018 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/echo.14213. PMID: 30548321
3D vena contracta area after MitraClip© procedure: precise quantification of residual mitral regurgitation and identification of prognostic information.
Dietl A, Prieschenk C, Eckert F, Birner C, Luchner A, Maier LS, Buchner S
Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2018 Jan 9;16(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12947-017-0120-9. PMID: 29310672Free PMC Article
Vena contracta area for severity grading in functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation: a transoesophageal 3D colour Doppler analysis in 500 patients.
Goebel B, Heck R, Hamadanchi A, Otto S, Doenst T, Jung C, Lauten A, Figulla HR, Schulze PC, Poerner TC
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Jun 1;19(6):639-646. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex056. PMID: 28444164
Diagnostic value of vena contracta area in the quantification of mitral regurgitation severity by color Doppler 3D echocardiography.
Zeng X, Levine RA, Hua L, Morris EL, Kang Y, Flaherty M, Morgan NV, Hung J
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2011 Sep;4(5):506-13. Epub 2011 Jul 5 doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.110.961649. PMID: 21730026Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair with a Novel System.
Long Y, Pan W, Pan C, Li W, Wei L, Wu Y, Guo Y, Zhou D, Ge J
Int Heart J 2022;63(1):23-29. doi: 10.1536/ihj.21-225. PMID: 35095072
Quantification of rheumatic mitral stenosis severity with three-dimensional vena contracta area.
Gök G, Çınar T, Sayar N
Echocardiography 2019 Feb;36(2):370-375. Epub 2018 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/echo.14213. PMID: 30548321
Vena contracta area for severity grading in functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation: a transoesophageal 3D colour Doppler analysis in 500 patients.
Goebel B, Heck R, Hamadanchi A, Otto S, Doenst T, Jung C, Lauten A, Figulla HR, Schulze PC, Poerner TC
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Jun 1;19(6):639-646. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex056. PMID: 28444164
Quantitative assessment of mitral regurgitation: how best to do it.
Thavendiranathan P, Phelan D, Collier P, Thomas JD, Flamm SD, Marwick TH
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012 Nov;5(11):1161-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.07.013. PMID: 23153917
Vena contracta width measurement: theoretic basis and usefulness in the assessment of valvular regurgitation severity.
Quéré JP, Tribouilloy C, Enriquez-Sarano M
Curr Cardiol Rep 2003 Mar;5(2):110-5. doi: 10.1007/s11886-003-0077-1. PMID: 12583853

Recent systematic reviews

Mitral Regurgitation Grading in the Operating Room: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing Preoperative and Intraoperative Assessments During Cardiac Surgery.
Sanfilippo F, Johnson C, Bellavia D, Morsolini M, Romano G, Santonocito C, Centineo L, Pastore F, Pilato M, Arcadipane A
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2017 Oct;31(5):1681-1691. Epub 2017 Feb 13 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.02.046. PMID: 28506541
Treatment of functional mitral regurgitation by percutaneous annuloplasty using the Carillon Mitral Contour System-Currently available data state.
Bail DH
J Interv Cardiol 2017 Apr;30(2):156-162. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/joic.12370. PMID: 28247436

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