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Comparison of saddle-shape flexibility and elliptical-shape stability between Cosgrove-Edwards and Memo-3D
Akira Tsuneto1, Kiyoyuki Eishi2, Takashi Miura2
1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan. atsuneto@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
Objective:
To compare three-dimensional dynamics between implanted Cosgrove-Edwards and Sorin Memo-3D annuloplasty rings during the cardiac cycle.
Methods:
We examined 11 Cosgrove-Edwards rings and 20 Sorin Memo-3D rings after mitral plasty using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. We evaluated ring height, ellipticity, and geometry during one cardiac cycle. Four evenly spaced phases each selected during systole and diastole were assessed using REAL VIEW software.
Results:
The height of the Cosgrove-Edwards and Sorin Memo-3D rings was similar (2.3 ± 0.8 vs. 1.9 ± 0.9 mm, p = 0.44). The maximum difference in ring height during one cardiac cycle (change in height) was larger for the Cosgrove-Edwards than the Sorin Memo-3D rings (2.3 ± 0.8 vs. 1.5 ± 0.6 mm, p = 0.014). Ellipticity and the maximum difference in ellipticity during one cardiac cycle (change in ellipticity) were larger for Cosgrove-Edwards than Sorin Memo-3D rings (80.0 ± 9.1 vs. 72.0 ± 4.8 %, p = 0.014, respectively, and 12.0 ± 3.1 vs. 6.0 ± 1.8 %, p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
Cosgrove-Edwards rings were more flexible, whereas Sorin Memo-3D rings maintained the elliptical shape more effectively.
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