Key result
Four-dimensional echocardiography accurately assessed left ventricular mass in an in vitro model of fetal myocardial hypertrophy, correlating strongly with reference values (r=0.93-0.95, P<0.01).
Why the study?
Does 4-dimensional fetal echocardiography accurately evaluate left ventricular mass compared to the displacement method in an experimental model of fetal myocardial hypertrophy?
Does 4-dimensional fetal echocardiography accurately evaluate left ventricular mass compared to the displacement method in an experimental model of fetal myocardial hypertrophy?
Effect estimate: r = 0.93 to 0.95
p-value: p=<.01
High-resolution 4-dimensional echocardiography accurately assesses LV mass in an in vitro model, suggesting potential for evaluating fetal myocardial hypertrophy.
Supports 4D echo feasibility in fetal hypertrophy models; leaves open clinical translation.
OBJECTIVES: This study tested the accuracy of new 4-dimensional fetal echocardiography to evaluate left ventricular (LV) mass in an experimental model of fetal myocardial hypertrophy. METHODS: Ten fresh rabbit hearts were studied. Fetal myocardial hypertrophy was simulated by fixing different amounts of myocardial tissue to the LV epicardium. A small latex balloon was mounted on vinyl tubing and fixed within each LV cavity. The proximal end of the tube was attached to a pulsatile pump apparatus. The pump was calibrated to deliver stroke volumes of 2 and 4 mL at stroke rates of 60 and 120 beats per minute (bpm). Four-dimensional data were acquired and analyzed with quantification software. Reference values for LV mass were determined by the displacement method. RESULTS: Echo-derived measurements of LV mass showed good correlations with reference values at all stroke rates and stroke volumes: at 2 mL and 60 bpm, r = 0.95; at 2 mL and 120 bpm, r = 0.95; at 4 mL and 60 bpm, r = 0.93; and at 4 mL and 120 bpm, r = 0.95 (P< .01 for all values). There was also excellent interobserver (r = 0.98; mean difference of -0.32 g; -4.4% of the mean) and intraobserver (r = 0.98; mean difference of -0.28 g; -3.8% of the mean) agreement. CONCLUSIONS: In this controlled in vitro study, high-resolution 4-dimensional echocardiography was shown to accurately assess LV mass and have the potential to evaluate fetal myocardial hypertrophy.
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Liu et al. (2016) studied Fetal myocardial hypertrophy (n=10). 4-dimensional fetal echocardiography vs. Displacement method (reference values) was evaluated on Accuracy of left ventricular mass measurement (r = 0.93 to 0.95, p=<.01). Four-dimensional echocardiography accurately assessed left ventricular mass in an in vitro model of fetal myocardial hypertrophy, correlating strongly with reference values (r=0.93-0.95, P<0.01).
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