Cardiac Dysfunction Rather Than Aortic Valve Stenosis Severity Drives Exercise Intolerance and Adverse Hemodynamics.
Sarah HoedemakersJan VerwerftYogesh N V ReddyRobin DelvauxSarah StroobantsSiddharth JoganiGuido ClaessenSteven DroogmansBernard CosynsBarry A BorlaugLieven HerbotsFrederik Hendrik VerbruggePublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2023)
A high H2FPEF score is associated with a reduced exercise capacity and adverse hemodynamics in patients with moderate to severe AS. Both exercise performance and hemodynamics correspond better with intrinsic cardiac dysfunction than AS severity.