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:The global left ventricular (LV) contractility index, dσ*/dtmax measures the maximal rate of change in pressure-normalized LV wall stress. We aim to describe the trend of dσ*/dtmax in differing severity of aortic stenosis (AS) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and the association of dσ*/dtmax with clinical outcomes in moderate AS and severe AS. We retrospectively studied a total of 1738 patients with AS (550 mild AS, 738 moderate AS, 450 severe AS) and preserved LVEF ≥ 50% diagnosed from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2015. dσ*/dtmax worsened with increasing severity of AS despite preserved LVEF (mild AS: 3.69 ± 1.28 s-1, moderate AS: 3.17 ± 1.09 s-1, severe AS: 2.58 ± 0.83 s-1, p < 0.001). Low dσ*/dtmax < 2.8 s-1 was independently associated with a higher composite outcome of aortic valve replacement, congestive cardiac failure admissions and all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 1.48, 95% CI: 1.25-1.77, p < 0.001). In conclusion, dσ*/dtmax declined with worsening AS despite preserved LVEF. Low dσ*/dtmax < 2.8 s-1 was independently associated with adverse clinical outcomes in moderate AS and severe AS with preserved LVEF.
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Sim HW,Ngiam NJ,Zhong L,Tan BY,Low LY,Djohan AH,Boey E,Kong WKF,Tan RS,Poh KKdoi
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