Myocardial Contraction Fraction for Risk Stratification in Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis With Preserved Ejection Fraction.
BACKGROUND: myocardial contraction fraction (mcf) is a volumetric measure of myocardial shortening independent of left ventricular size and geometry. This multicenter study investigates the usefulness of mcf for risk stratification in low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction. METHODS: We included 643 consecutive patients with low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction in whom MCF was computed at baseline and analyzed mortality during follow-up. RESULTS: Throughout follow-up with medical and surgical management (34.9 [16.1-65.3] months), low... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Schlagwörter: | Aged / 80 and over / Aortic Valve Stenosis / Belgium / Clinical Decision-Making / Echocardiography / Doppler / Female / France / Humans / Male / Myocardial Contraction / Predictive Value of Tests / Prognosis / Risk Assessment / Risk Factors / Severity of Illness Index / Stroke Volume / Time Factors / Ventricular Function / Left / mortality |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26573097 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/261636 |
BACKGROUND: myocardial contraction fraction (mcf) is a volumetric measure of myocardial shortening independent of left ventricular size and geometry. This multicenter study investigates the usefulness of mcf for risk stratification in low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction. METHODS: We included 643 consecutive patients with low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction in whom MCF was computed at baseline and analyzed mortality during follow-up. RESULTS: Throughout follow-up with medical and surgical management (34.9 [16.1-65.3] months), lower MCF tertiles had higher mortality than the highest tertile. Eighty-month survival was 56±4% for MCF>41%, 41±4% for MCF 30% to 41%, and 40±4% for MCF<30% (P<0.001). After comprehensive adjustment, mortality risk remained high for MCF 30% to 41% (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.53 [1.08-2.18]) and for MCF<30% (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.82 [1.24-2.66]) versus MCF>41%. The optimal MCF cutoff point for mortality prediction was 41%. Age, body mass index, Charlson index, peak aortic velocity, and ejection fraction were independently associated with mortality. MCF (χ2 to improve 10.39; P=0.001), provided greater additional prognostic value over the baseline parameters than stroke volume (SV) index (χ2 to improve 5.41; P=0.042), left ventricular mass index (χ2 to improve 2.15; P=0.137), or global longitudinal strain (χ2 to improve 3.67; P=0.061). MCF outperformed ejection fraction for mortality prediction. When patients were classified by SV index and MCF, mortality risk was low when SV index was ≥30 mL/m2 and MCF>41%, higher for patients with SV index ≥30 mL/m2 and MCF≤41% (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.47 [1.05-2.07]) and extremely high for patients with SV index <30 mL/m2 (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.29 [1.45-3.62]). CONCLUSIONS: MCF is a valuable marker of risk in low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction and could improve decision-making, especially in normal-flow low-gradient severe aortic ...