Left atrial strain brings new insights for evaluating early diastolic dysfunction in patients with well-functioning bicuspid aortic valve.

Yuting TanWenhui DengTianshu LiuLei HuangRuize ZhangYichan ZhangYanan FuLingyun FangYuman LiLi ZhangMing-Xing Xie Wenqian Wu

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2023)

In patients with well-functioning BAV, decreased LARS may provide evidence of subclinical LV diastolic function impairment. LARS may be helpful for clinical risk stratification in such a population.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
left atrial
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
mitral valve
ejection fraction
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
blood pressure
oxidative stress
coronary artery disease