2020
Diastolic stress test echocardiography in patients with hypertrophy cardiomyopathy: association with exercise capacity
Fava A, Mathias I, Alashi A, Saijo Y, Popovic Z, Thamilarasan M, Lever H, Desai M. Diastolic stress test echocardiography in patients with hypertrophy cardiomyopathy: association with exercise capacity. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.2087. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic dysfunctionExercise capacityLVOT gradientMaximal exerciseHCM patientsLate mitral inflow velocityLateral mitral annular velocityMitral E/eAbnormal diastolic responseSymptomatic HCM patientsAtrial volume indexReduced exercise capacityVentricular filling pressureMitral annular velocityMitral inflow velocityHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsLogistic regression analysisHypertrophy cardiomyopathyDiastolic responseMetabolic equivalentsCardiomyopathy patientsAnnular velocityFilling pressureFunctional capacityPatients
2019
Characteristics and Outcomes in a Contemporary Group of Patients With Suspected Significant Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Treadmill Stress Echocardiography
Gentry JL, Parikh PK, Alashi A, Gillinov AM, Pettersson GB, Rodriguez LL, Popovic ZB, Sato K, Grimm RA, Kapadia SR, Tuzcu EM, Svensson LG, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Characteristics and Outcomes in a Contemporary Group of Patients With Suspected Significant Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Treadmill Stress Echocardiography. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009062. PMID: 31203672, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic pressureTreadmill stress echocardiographyVentricular systolic pressureStress echocardiographySystolic pressureMetabolic equivalentsMV gradientMitral proceduresHigh mortalityThoracic Surgeons scoreLong-term survivalAsymptomatic patientsCause mortalityPrimary outcomeSurgeons scoreConsecutive patientsImproved survivalContemporary patientsMV proceduresPatientsEchocardiographySignificant MSSurvival analysisModerate MSMortality