Research Article

Simultaneous Functional and Morphological Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage by 3D Virtual Models

Table 1

Comparison between measurements performed by 2D-S and 3D-S methods.

LAA parameter3D-S2D-S

Diastolic ostium area (cm2)4.54 ± 1.804.77 ± 1.53
Systolic ostium area (cm2)3.58 ± 1.823.79 ± 1.69
Diastolic LAA volume (cm3)10.26 ± 5.2510.55 ± 4.88
Systolic LAA volume (cm3)7.39 ± 3.357.46 ± 4.71
Normalized diastolic ostium area (cm2/m2)2.63 ± 1.222.76 ± 1.08
Normalized systolic ostium area (cm2/m2)2.07 ± 1.152.20 ± 1.09
Normalized diastolic LAA volume (cm3/m2)5.98 ± 3.716.19 ± 3.63
Normalized systolic LAA volume (cm3/m2)4.32 ± 3.354.38 ± 3.27
EFLAA32.19 ± 17.8332.76 ± 16.46

EFLAA: LAA ejection fraction. No significant difference was found for all measurements.