A new method for measurement of left atrial volumes using 64-slice spiral computed tomography: Comparison with two-dimensional echocardiographic techniques

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Christiaens, Luc ^a   Lequeux, Benoît ^a   Ardilouze, Paul ^a   Ragot, Stephanie ^a   Mergy, Jean ^a   Herpin, Daniel ^a   Bonnet, Benjamin ^a   Allal, Joseph ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left atrial volume; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 57649109010     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Tsang T.S., Barnes M.E., Bailey C.K., et al. Left atrial volume: important risk marker of incident atrial fibrillation in 1655 older men and women. Mayo Clinic Proc 76 (2001) 467-475
2. Benjamin E.J., D'Agostino R.B., Belanger A.J., Wolf P.A., and Levy D. Left atrial size and the risk of stroke and death: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation 92 (1995) 835-841
3. Kizer J.R., Bella J.N., Palmieri V., et al. Left atrial diameter as an independent predictor of first clinical cardiovascular events in middle-aged and elderly adults: the Strong Heart Study (SHS). Am Heart J 151 (2006) 412-418
4. Rossi A., Tomaino M., Golia G., et al. Usefulness of left atrial size in predicting postoperative symptomatic improvement in patients with aortic stenosis. Am J Cardiol 86 (2000) 567-570
5. Rossi A., Cicoira M., Zanolla L., et al. Determinants and prognostic value of left atrial volume in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 40 (2002) 1425
6. Rossi A., Cicoira M., Florea V.G., et al. Chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: diagnostic and prognostic value of left atrial size. Int J Cardiol 110 (2006) 386-392
7. Dini F.L., Cortigiani L., Baldini U., et al. Prognostic value of left atrial enlargement in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and ischemic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol 89 (2002) 518-523
8. Beinart R., Boyko V., Schwammenthal E., et al. Long-term prognosis significance of left atrial volume in acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 44 (2004) 327-334
9. Tsang T.S., Abhayaratna W.P., Barnes M.E., et al. Prediction of cardiovascular outcomes with left atrial size. Is volume superior to area or diameter?. J Am Coll Cardiol 47 (2006) 1018-1023
10. Abhayaratna W.P., Seward J.B., Appleton C.P., et al. Left atrial size. Physiologic determinants and clinical applications. J Am Coll Cardiol 47 (2006) 2357-2363
11. Ujino K., Barnes M.E., Cha S.S., et al. Two-dimensional echocardiographics methods for assessment of left atrial volume. Am J Cardiol 98 (2006) 1185-1188
12. Lang R.M., Bierig M., Devereux R.B., et al. American Society of Echocardiography's Nomenclature and Standards Committee; Task Force on Chamber Quantification; American College of Cardiology Committee; American Heart Association; European Association of Echocardiography; European Society of Cardiology. Recommendations for chamber quantification. Eur J Echocardiog 7 (2006) 79-108
13. ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR. Appropriateness criteria for cardiac computed tomography and cardiac resonance imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 3 (2006) 751-771
14. Wang Y., Gutman J.M., Heilbron D., Wahr D., and Schiller N.B. Atrial volume in a normal adult population by two-dimensional echocardiography. Chest 86 (1984) 595-601
15. Pritchett A.M., Jacobsen S.J., Mahoney D.W., et al. Left atrial volume as an index of left atrial size: a population-based study. J Am Coll Cardiol 41 (2003) 1036-1043
16. Yamaguchi K., Tanabe K., Tani T., et al. Left atrial volume in normal Japanese adults. Circ J 70 (2006) 285-288
17. Gutman J., Wang Y.S., Wahr D., and Schiller N.B. Normal left atrial function determined by 2-dimensional echocardiography. Am J Cardiol 51 (1983) 336-340
18. Thomas L., Levett K., Boyd A., et al. Compensatory changes in atrial volumes with normal aging: is atrial enlargement inevitable?. J Am Coll Cardiol 40 (2002) 1630-1635
19. Triposkiadis F., Tentolouris K., Androulakis A., et al. Left atrial mechanical function in the healthy elderly: new insights from a combined assessment of changes in atrial volume and transmitral flow velocity. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 8 (1995) 801-809
20. Triposkiadis F., Moyssakis I., Hadjinikolaou L., et al. Left atrial systolic function is depressed in idiopathic and preserved in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur J Clin Investig 29 (1999) 905-912
21. Moyssakis I., Papadopoulos D.P., Kelepeshis G., et al. Left atrial systolic reserve in idiopathic vs. ischaemic-dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur J Clin Investig 35 (2005) 355-361
22. Sachdev V., Shizukuda Y., Brenneman C.L., et al. Left atrial volumetric remodeling is predictive of functional capacity in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J 149 (2005) 730-736
23. Poutanen T., Ikonen A., Vainio P., Jokinen E., and Tikanoja T. Left atrial volume assessed by transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging: dynamic changes during the heart cycle in children. Heart 83 (2000) 537-542
24. Therkelsen S.K., Groenning B.A., Svendsen J.H., and Jensen G.B. Atrial and ventricular volume and function evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation before and after cardioversion. Am J Cardiol 97 (2006) 1213-1219
25. Bartunek J., Vantrimpont P.J., and De Bruyne B. Left atrial-volume determination by echocardiography: validation by biplane angiography in the setting of mitral balloon valvuloplasty. Int J Card Imaging 10 (1994) 263-268
26. Rodevan O., Bjornerheim R., Ljosland M., et al. Left atrial volumes assessed by three-and two-dimensional echocardiography compared to MRI estimates. Int J Card Imaging 15 (1999) 397-410
27. Kircher B., Abbott J.A., Pau S., et al. Left atrial volume determination by biplane two-dimensional echocardiography: validation with cine computed tomography. Am Heart J 121 (1991) 864-871
28. Vandenberg B.F., Weiss R.M., Kinzey J., et al. Comparison of left atrial volume by 2 dimensional echocardiography an cine-computed tomography. Am J Cardiol 75 (1995) 754-757
29. Keller A.M., Gopal A.S., and King D.L. Left and right atrial volume by freehand three-dimensional echocardiography: in vivo validation using magnetic resonance imaging. Eur J Echocardiog 1 (2000) 55-65
30. Yamanaka K., Fujita M., Doi K., et al. Multislice computed tomography accurately quantifies left atrial size and function after the MAZE procedure. Circulation 114 suppl 1 (2006) I-5-I-9
31. Lemola K., Sneider M., Desjardins B., et al. Effects of left atrial ablation of atrial fibrillation on size of the left atrium and pulmonary veins. Heart Rhythm 1 (2004) 576-581
32. Terzi S., Dayi S.U., Akbulut T., et al. Value of left atrial function in predicting exercise capacity in heart failure with moderate to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Int Heart J 46 (2005) 123-131
33. Kawai J., Tanabe K., Wang C.L., et al. Comparison of left atrial size by freehand scanning three-dimensional echocardiography and two-dimensional echocardiography. Eur J Echocardiog 5 (2004) 18