Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of Chiari's network relationship with the left ventricular false tendon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Left ventricular false tendon (LVFT) is a fibromuscular band crossing the left ventricular cavity. And Chiari's network (CN) is a highly mobile, mesh-like, echogenic structure in right atrium. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the coexistence of LVFT in patients with CN. CN patients were examined with live/real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for visualization of LVFT.

Results

This is a single-center prospective study of 49 patients with CN. In literature studies, the average ratios of LVFT were 22% in the normal population. In our study, an increased ratio of LVFT (n = 31, 63.3%) was found in CN patients evaluated with a three-dimensional TTE (63.3% versus 22%) (p = 0.01). The interatrial septal aneurysm was found in 31 (63.3%) patie

SUBMITTER: Sumerkan MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9200920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature