Longitudinal strain predicts left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular function

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 775-784

  Gelsomino, Sandro ^a,b   Lucà, Fabiana ^a   Parise, Orlando ^a,b   Lorusso, Roberto ^c   Rao, Carmelo Massimiliano ^b   Vizzardi, Enrico ^c   Gensini, Gian Franco ^b   Maessen, Jos G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Strain

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART STRESS; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPROSTHESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84890115071     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: 16152573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-012-0308-8     Document Type: Article

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