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Mitral Valve Vena Contracta Width

MedGen UID:
926263
•Concept ID:
C4288731
•
Finding

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

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

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
Plasma N-terminal protype-B natriuretic peptide levels in risk assessment of patients with mitral regurgitation secondary to ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dini FL, Fontanive P, Conti U, Andreini D, Cabani E, De Tommasi SM
Am Heart J 2008 Jun;155(6):1121-7. Epub 2008 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.003. PMID: 18513528

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
Differences in mitral valve geometry between atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation in patients with atrial fibrillation: a 3D transoesophageal echocardiography study.
Uno G, Omori T, Shimada S, Rader F, Siegel RJ, Shiota T
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021 Sep 20;22(10):1106-1116. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab130. PMID: 34405882
Ratio between Vena Contracta Width and Tricuspid Annular Diameter: Prognostic Value in Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation.
Fortuni F, Dietz MF, Prihadi EA, van der Bijl P, De Ferrari GM, Bax JJ, Delgado V, Marsan NA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2021 Sep;34(9):944-954. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.03.015. PMID: 33839257
Left ventricle and mitral valve reverse remodeling in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
Mihos CG, Yucel E, Upadhyay GA, Orencole MP, Singh JP, Picard MH
Echocardiography 2020 Oct;37(10):1557-1565. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/echo.14844. PMID: 32914427
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

Diagnosis

The Average Pixel Intensity Method and Outcome of Mitral Regurgitation in Mitral Valve Prolapse.
Kamoen V, El Haddad M, De Backer T, De Buyzere M, Timmermans F
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020 Jan;33(1):54-63. Epub 2019 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.07.021. PMID: 31619368
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
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
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

Therapy

Novel arm-width-expandable transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system: Preclinical experiment and first-in-human study.
Long Y, Li W, Chen S, Li M, Hou S, Pan C, Zhou D, Pan W, Ge J
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023 Aug;102(2):301-309. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1002/ccd.30758. PMID: 37471710
Early Outcomes of 2 Mitral Valve Transcatheter Leaflet Approximation Devices: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Comparison.
Mauri V, Sugiura A, Spieker M, Iliadis C, Horn P, Öztürk C, Besler C, Riebisch M, Al-Hammadi O, Ruf T, Gerçek M, Grothusen C, Mehr M, Becher MU, Mues C, Boeder N, Kreidel F, Friedrichs K, Westenfeld R, Braun D, Baldus S, Rassaf T, Thiele H, Nickenig G, Hausleiter J, Möllmann H, Kelm M, Rudolph V, von Bardeleben RS, Nef HM, Luedike P, Lurz P, Pfister R
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022 Dec 26;15(24):2541-2551. Epub 2022 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.10.008. PMID: 36543448
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
Determination of vena contracta and its value in evaluating severity of aortic regurgitation.
Eren M, Eksik A, Gorgulu S, Norgaz T, Dagdeviren B, Bolca O, Tezel T
J Heart Valve Dis 2002 Jul;11(4):567-75. PMID: 12150307
Effects of afterload reduction on vena contracta width in mitral regurgitation.
Kizilbash AM, Willett DL, Brickner ME, Heinle SK, Grayburn PA
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 Aug;32(2):427-31. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00236-8. PMID: 9708471

Prognosis

Ratio between Vena Contracta Width and Tricuspid Annular Diameter: Prognostic Value in Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation.
Fortuni F, Dietz MF, Prihadi EA, van der Bijl P, De Ferrari GM, Bax JJ, Delgado V, Marsan NA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2021 Sep;34(9):944-954. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.03.015. PMID: 33839257
Secondary mitral regurgitation-Insights from microRNA assessment.
Spinka G, Bartko PE, Pavo N, Freitag C, Zlabinger K, Prausmüller S, Arfsten H, Heitzinger G, Mascherbauer J, Hengstenberg C, Gyöngyösi M, Hülsmann M, Goliasch G
Eur J Clin Invest 2021 Feb;51(2):e13381. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/eci.13381. PMID: 32780418Free PMC Article
Left ventricle and mitral valve reverse remodeling in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
Mihos CG, Yucel E, Upadhyay GA, Orencole MP, Singh JP, Picard MH
Echocardiography 2020 Oct;37(10):1557-1565. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/echo.14844. PMID: 32914427
The Average Pixel Intensity Method and Outcome of Mitral Regurgitation in Mitral Valve Prolapse.
Kamoen V, El Haddad M, De Backer T, De Buyzere M, Timmermans F
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020 Jan;33(1):54-63. Epub 2019 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.07.021. PMID: 31619368
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

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
Left ventricle and mitral valve reverse remodeling in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
Mihos CG, Yucel E, Upadhyay GA, Orencole MP, Singh JP, Picard MH
Echocardiography 2020 Oct;37(10):1557-1565. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/echo.14844. PMID: 32914427
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

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