Assessment of the Early Period Impact of Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty on Right Ventricular Functions in Patients with Isolated Clinically Significant Mitral Stenosis Using 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Tülay Bayram Gürkan1
, Zübeyde Bayram2, Gülsün Türüt Şahin3, Nihal Özdemir2
1Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Cardiology, Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Department of Cardiology, Tuzla Public Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Mitral stenosis; percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty; right ventricular strain.
Abstract
Objectives: In this study, the early impact of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) on right ventricular (RV) systolic function in patients with clinically significant mitral stenosis (MS) was investigated using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE).
Methods: Twenty patients were included in the study. RV free wall longitudinal strain and strain rate measurements were performed on all patients 24 h before the procedure in addition to conventional echocardiographic examination. The same parameters were evaluated in the same patients after 24–48 h of the procedure.
Results: No significant change was observed in RV free wall apical, mid, basal longitudinal, global RV free wall strain and strain rate values after the procedure when pre-procedure and post-procedure 2D-STE values were compared.
Conclusion: In the present study, no significant change was detected in the early deformation parameters obtained from the RV free wall in MS patients who underwent PMBV.
Cite This Article: Bayram Gürkan T, Bayram Z, Türüt Şahin G, Özdemir N. Assessment of the Early Period Impact of Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty on Right Ventricular Functions in Patients with Isolated Clinically Significant Mitral Stenosis Using 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography. Koşuyolu Heart J 2025;28(1):1–5
The study was approved by the Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee (no: 2024/02/771, date: 23/01/2024).
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept – N.Ö., T.B.G.; Design – N.Ö., T.B.G.; Supervision – N.Ö., T.B.G.; Funding – N.Ö., T.B.G.; Materials – N.Ö., T.B.G., G.T.Ş.; Data collection and/or processing – N.Ö., T.B.G.; Data analysis and/or interpretation – Z.B., T.B.G.; Literature search – T.B.G.; Writing – Z.B., T.B.G.; Critical review – Z.B., N.Ö.
All authors declared no conflict of interest.
No AI technologies utilized.
The authors declared that this study received no financial support.