Distribution and prognostic value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in elderly patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Jonas Agerlund PovlsenVibeke Guldbrand RasmussenHenrik VaseKaare Troels JensenChristian Juhl TerkelsenEvald Høj ChristiansenMariann TangAnders Lehmann Dahl PedersenSteen Hvitfeldt PoulsenPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)
In patients with symptomatic AS undergoing TAVR, impaired LVGLS was highly prevalent despite preserved LVEF. LVGLS > - 14% was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality, and survival was reduced if LVGLS > - 14%.
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