OBJECTIVE: To test the relationship between left atrial (LA) distensibility (LAD), LA strain (LAS), and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and prognosis in aortic stenosis (AS). METHODS: Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography was performed prospectively in 102 consecutive patients with AS (77 with severe, 25 with moderate, mean age 77 years). LA volume was calculated by the area-length method in apical four- and two-chamber views, immediately before mitral valve opening (Volmax ) and at mitral valve closure (Volmin ). LAD was defined as (Volmax - Volmin ) × 100%/Volmin . LAS (mean of maximal strain from the 4-2 chamber views) was conducted using a dedicated software package. The endpoint was hospitalization for heart failure and death from any cause. RESULTS: Left atrial strain, LAD, and LA vol/m² were significantly correlated with LV diastolic parameters, and PASP (all, P < 0.05). However, LAD and LAS but not LA vol/m² were significantly correlated with Charlson score, LV global longitudinal strain, and to transaortic mean gradient (all, P < 0.05). At a median follow-up of 25 months, 53 patients had an event. LAS, LAD, LA vol/m², and Charlson index were associated with events (all, P < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, LAD, LAS, and Charlson index (all, P < 0.01) remained independently associated with events. Using a ROC curve analysis, LAD ≤ 69% and LAS ≤ 17% were the best cutoffs associated with an event. CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate to severe AS, LAD and LAS are associated with LV dysfunction, AS severity, and are independently linked to events.
OBJECTIVE: To test the relationship between left atrial (LA) distensibility (LAD), LA strain (LAS), and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and prognosis in aortic stenosis (AS). METHODS: Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography was performed prospectively in 102 consecutive patients with AS (77 with severe, 25 with moderate, mean age 77 years). LA volume was calculated by the area-length method in apical four- and two-chamber views, immediately before mitral valve opening (Volmax ) and at mitral valve closure (Volmin ). LAD was defined as (Volmax - Volmin ) × 100%/Volmin . LAS (mean of maximal strain from the 4-2 chamber views) was conducted using a dedicated software package. The endpoint was hospitalization for heart failure and death from any cause. RESULTS: Left atrial strain, LAD, and LA vol/m² were significantly correlated with LV diastolic parameters, and PASP (all, P < 0.05). However, LAD and LAS but not LA vol/m² were significantly correlated with Charlson score, LV global longitudinal strain, and to transaortic mean gradient (all, P < 0.05). At a median follow-up of 25 months, 53 patients had an event. LAS, LAD, LA vol/m², and Charlson index were associated with events (all, P < 0.05). In multivariate analysis, LAD, LAS, and Charlson index (all, P < 0.01) remained independently associated with events. Using a ROC curve analysis, LAD ≤ 69% and LAS ≤ 17% were the best cutoffs associated with an event. CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate to severe AS, LAD and LAS are associated with LV dysfunction, AS severity, and are independently linked to events.
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