Left Ventricular Functional Recovery and Remodeling in Low-Flow Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5612477	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography	2014	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Patients with LFLGSAS with low and preserved LVEF had a significant improvement in LV function after TAVI, as assessed by GLS. Absolute and relative LV wall thickness decreased in both groups of patients, but only those with low LVEF had reductions in LV volumes.

Keywords

Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves AVA GLS LVEF LVMI GLSR BSA Left ventricular Aortic valve stenosis Speckle-tracking body surface area Left ventricular mass index Partner confidence interval Global longitudinal strain aortic valve area Global longitudinal strain rate Strain transcatheter aortic valve implantation left ventricular ejection fraction

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Left Ventricular Functional Recovery and Remodeling in Low-Flow Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Authors

Vasileios MD, MSc, Emer MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, Philippe MD, Spyridon MD, Philippe J. MD, Frank MD, Georgios MD, PhD, Jeroen J. MD, PhD, Nina MD, PhD, Victoria MD, PhD,