Myocardial Strain in Prediction of Outcomes After Surgery for Severe Mitral Regurgitation
Abstract
We investigated whether global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a better predictor of clinical events after surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR) than conventional parameters. The optimal timing for surgery is guided by left ventricular (LV) dimension or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), even though normal LVEF can mask depressed LV systolic function in severe mitral MR. From 2006 to 2016, 506 patients (age 58.5 ± 13.7 years, 54.3% male) with severe primary MR who underwent mitral valve surgery were included. We measured GLS and global circumferential strain. Cardiac events included admission for worsening heart failure (HF), reoperation for failure of MV surgery, and cardiac death. During a median follow-up period of 3.5 years, 56 (11.1%) patients died, 41 (8.1%) were hospitalized for HF, and 10 (2.0%) underwent reoperation. In univariate analysis, LVEF, atrial fibrillation, left atrial dimension, age, previous ischemia, concomitant coronary artery bypass graft, and both GLS and global circumferential strain were predictive of cardiac events. On multivariate Cox models, age (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.429, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.116 to 1.831; p = 0.005), left atrial dimension (HR: 1.034, 95% CI: 1.006 to 1.063; p = 0.0...Continue Reading
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