2018
Exercise capacity in asymptomatic patients with significant primary mitral regurgitation: independent effect of global longitudinal left ventricular strain
Mentias A, Alashi A, Naji P, Gillinov AM, Rodriguez LL, Mihaljevic T, Suri RM, Grimm RA, Svensson LG, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Exercise capacity in asymptomatic patients with significant primary mitral regurgitation: independent effect of global longitudinal left ventricular strain. Cardiovascular Diagnosis And Therapy 2018, 8: 460-468. PMID: 30214861, PMCID: PMC6129839, DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2018.05.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight ventricular systolic pressureLeft ventricular ejection fractionPrimary mitral regurgitationMean metabolic equivalentSignificant primary mitral regurgitationLV-GLSExercise capacityAsymptomatic patientsMitral regurgitationGlobal longitudinal left ventricular strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainMitral effective regurgitant orificeVentricular global longitudinal strainVentricular systolic pressureVentricular ejection fractionGlobal longitudinal strainFlail mitral leafletLeft ventricular strainEffective regurgitant orificeVelocity vector imagingVentricular strainEjection fractionIndependent predictorsSignificant arrhythmiasSystolic pressure
2017
Incremental Prognostic Utility of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Chronic Aortic Regurgitation and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Alashi A, Mentias A, Abdallah A, Feng K, Gillinov AM, Rodriguez LL, Johnston DR, Svensson LG, Popovic ZB, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Incremental Prognostic Utility of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Chronic Aortic Regurgitation and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 11: 673-682. PMID: 28624411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAortic Valve InsufficiencyAsymptomatic DiseasesBiomechanical PhenomenaChronic DiseaseDisease ProgressionEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionAortic valve surgeryChronic aortic regurgitationLong-term mortalityGlobal longitudinal strainRight ventricular systolic pressureVentricular global longitudinal strainLV end-systolic dimensionLV-GLSVentricular systolic pressureEnd-systolic dimensionVentricular ejection fractionAortic regurgitationAsymptomatic patientsTerm mortalityValve surgerySTS scoreEjection fractionSystolic pressurePrognostic utilityLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainMultivariable Cox survival analysisSevere chronic aortic regurgitationLongitudinal strainMean STS score