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- Title
Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation and Prior Coronary Bypass Surgery on the Geometry of the Coronary Sinus: A Rotational Coronary Angiography Study.
- Authors
BLENDEA, DAN; HEIST, E. KEVIN; DAS, SAUMYA; DANIK, STEPHAN; BARRETT, CONOR; MELA, THEOFANIE; RUSKIN, JEREMY N.; SINGH, JAGMEET P.
- Abstract
Coronary Venous Geometry in Patients Undergoing CRT. Introduction: The coronary sinus (CS) is often distorted in patients with advanced cardiomyopathy, making CS cannulation difficult. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the underlying cardiac pathology on the variability of the CS anatomy, using rotational coronary venous angiography (RCVA). Methods and Results: Seventy-nine patients undergoing RCVA for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) were evaluated: age 63 ± 15 years, 43% with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Aspects of the CS anatomy which could impact cannulation were examined: the CS ostial angle, the posterior displacement of the CS away from the atrioventricular groove, a measure of CS curvature, and the presence of stenoses and aneurysmal dilatations. The CS ostial angle was variable (65–151°, mean 119 ± 19°, <90° in 8 patients) and decreased significantly (P = 0.0022) with increasing severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR), reaching 94 ± 18° in patients with severe TR. The posterior displacement of the CS was significantly more accentuated in patients with prior CABG when compared with the patients without CABG (7.1 ± 3.7 vs 4.5 ± 2.8 mm; P = 0.0246). The decrease in luminal diameter at the CS–great cardiac vein (GCV) junction was 2.0 ± 1.0 mm, being more pronounced in patients with prior CABG versus nonCABG (26 vs 20%; P = 0.042). Stenoses and aneurysmal dilatations of the CS–GCV were encountered in 4 (5%) and 6 (8%) of patients, respectively, all of them with prior CABG, representing 12% and 18% of the CABG group. Conclusion: The CS anatomy in patients undergoing CRT is variable, and is impacted by the severity of the underlying TR and history of a prior CABG. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 21, pp. 436–440, April 2010)
- Subjects
TRICUSPID valve insufficiency; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY artery bypass; MYOCARDIAL revascularization; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 4, p436
- ISSN
1045-3873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01639.x