LONG TERM OUTCOMES AFTER AORTIC VALVE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH ASYMPTOMATIC CHRONIC AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION: ROLE OF PRE AND POST-OPERATIVE GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN
Khullar T, Alashi A, Mentias A, Johnston D, Gillinov A, Rodriguez L, Svensson L, Popovic Z, Griffin B, Desai M. LONG TERM OUTCOMES AFTER AORTIC VALVE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH ASYMPTOMATIC CHRONIC AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION: ROLE OF PRE AND POST-OPERATIVE GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a2014. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32555-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTIONAsymptomatic chronic aortic regurgitationLeft ventricular ejection fractionAortic valve surgeryChronic aortic regurgitationVentricular ejection fractionGlobal longitudinal strainLong-term outcomesValve surgeryAortic regurgitationEjection fractionTerm outcomesRole of preLongitudinal strainRegurgitationPatientsSurgery