Spatial relationship between the pulmonary trunk and the left coronaries : systematic risk assessment based on automated three-dimensional distance measurements

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Titel: Spatial relationship between the pulmonary trunk and the left coronaries : systematic risk assessment based on automated three-dimensional distance measurements

Beteiligte: Scholz, Eberhard [VerfasserIn]; Hartlage, Christa [VerfasserIn]; Bernhardt, Felix [VerfasserIn]; Weber, Tobias [VerfasserIn]; Salatzki, Janek [VerfasserIn]; André, Florian [VerfasserIn]; Lugenbiel, Patrick [VerfasserIn]; Riffel, Johannes [VerfasserIn]; Katus, Hugo [VerfasserIn]; Sager, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]

Erschienen: Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2020

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25673/35026

ISBN: 1738472248

Schlagwörter: Ventricular arrhythmias ; Coronary damage ; Pulmonary sinus cusps ; Pulmonary trunk ; Coronary arteries ; Catheter ablation ; Risk assessment

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Beschreibung: Catheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias from above the pulmonary valve is being increasingly reported. Objective The purpose of this study was to systematically analyze the spatial relationship between the pulmonary trunk and the left coronaries. Methods Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scans from 58 patients were analyzed. After segmentation of the pulmonary trunk and the proximal left coronaries, 3-dimensional geometries were generated. Minimal distance between the pulmonary trunk and the coronaries was automatically determined using a newly developed mathematical algorithm. Results The minimal distance between the pulmonary trunk and the coronaries was 1.4 ± 0.11 mm. Closest relationship was detected 13.8 ± 0.87 mm above the pulmonary valve annulus. Considering a safety margin of 5 mm to render coronary damage unlikely, 84% of patients were found to be at potential risk within the bottom 10 mm of the left sinus cusp. In contrast, positions within or above the right and anterior cusps were less likely to exhibit a close relationship. We identified the anterior aspect of the left cusp as the most critical region. Positions 10–20 mm above the left cusp were found to be critical in 97% of patients. Clinical parameters such as gender, age, height, weight, and body mass index were not predictive of a close spatial relationship. Conclusion Our data provide evidence for a close spatial relationship between the pulmonary trunk and coronary arteries. These results should be considered when performing catheter ablation from above the pulmonary valve.

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