• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2014

    Relationship Between Tricuspid Annular Excursion and Velocity in Cardiac Surgical Patients.

    • Raymond Hu, C David Mazer, and Claude Tousignant.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2014 Oct 1;28(5):1198-202.

    ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study was to establish the relationship among tricuspid annular velocity (S'), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), and stroke volume (SV) in a cardiac surgical population with and without right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. The secondary objective was to assess the effect of ephedrine on these relationships in a population without RV dysfunction.DesignProspective, nonrandomized, unblinded study.SettingSingle tertiary-level, university-affiliated hospital.ParticipantsTwenty-seven patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting with no evidence of RV dysfunction (Group 1). Sixteen ventilated postcardiac surgical patients with suspected RV dysfunction (Group 2).InterventionsTen mg of intravenous ephedrine to Group 1 only.Measurements And Main ResultsUsing transthoracic echocardiography, S' and TAPSE were measured using color tissue Doppler applied at the RV base in a 4-chamber view. SV was calculated using thermodilution. Six patients in Group 1 and 6 patients in Group 2 were excluded because of poor imaging or ineligibility. Modest correlation was found between TAPSE and SV in Group 1 (R = 0.50, p<0.001). There was no correlation between TAPSE and SV in Group 2. There was no correlation between S' and SV in both groups. In Group 1, the relationship between TAPSE and S' was curvilinear (R = 0.74 pre-ephedrine, p<0.001; R = 0.64, p = 0.009 post-ephedrine). There was no relationship between TAPSE and S' in Group 2. Ephedrine increased S' and TAPSE. The TAPSE-S' relationship was not significantly altered.ConclusionsIn the presence of RV dysfunction, TAPSE did not correlate with cardiac output. In the absence of RV dysfunction, the relationship between TAPSE and S' described a curvilinear relationship.© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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