Key result
Severe aortic stenosis linked to lower global longitudinal strain compared to mild and moderate stenosis.
Why the study?
It was unknown whether the progressive decline in global LV function in degenerative AS results in uniformly distributed deformation changes from base to apex.
Does the severity of aortic valve stenosis affect regional and global left ventricular myocardial deformation assessed by 3D speckle tracking echocardiography?
Cross-Sectional (n=85)
Does the severity of aortic valve stenosis affect regional and global left ventricular myocardial deformation assessed by 3D speckle tracking echocardiography?
Absolute Event Rate: -13.5% vs -16.1%
p-value: p=<.01
Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography demonstrates that progressive aortic stenosis severity is associated with non-uniform, base-to-apex declines in left ventricular myocardial deformation.
Severe AS-linked GLS reduction may flag subclinical LV dysfunction; hypothesis-generating for 3D STE utility, needing prospective validation.
BACKGROUND: Global systolic left ventricular (LV) myocardial function progressively declines as degenerative aortic valve stenosis (AS) progresses. Whether this results in uniformly distributed deformation changes from base to apex has not been investigated. METHODS: Eighty-five AS patients underwent three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography in this cross-sectional study. Patients were grouped by peak jet velocity into mild (n = 32), moderate (n = 31), and severe (n = 22) AS. 3D speckle tracking derived strain, rotation, twist, and torsion were obtained to assess global LV function and myocardial function at the apical, mid, and basal levels. RESULTS: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) was lower in patients with severe AS (-16.1 ± 2.4% in mild, -15.5 ± 2.5% in moderate, and -13.5 ± 3.0% in severe AS [all p < .01]). Peak basal and mid longitudinal strain (LS), basal rotation and twist from apical to basal level followed the same pattern, while peak apical LS was higher in moderate AS compared to severe AS (all p < .05). In multivariate analyses, lower GLS was particularly associated with male sex, higher body mass index and peak aortic jet velocity, lower basal LS with higher filling pressure (E/e') and LV mass, lower mid LS with higher RWT and presence of AS symptoms, and lower apical LS with male sex and higher systolic blood pressure, respectively (all p < .05). CONCLUSION: Using 3D speckle tracking echocardiography reveals regional and global changes in LV mechanics in AS related to the severity of AS, LV remodeling and presence of cardiovascular risk factors.
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Hjertaas et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Aortic valve stenosis (n=85). Severe aortic valve stenosis vs. Mild and moderate aortic valve stenosis was evaluated on Global longitudinal strain (GLS) (p=<.01). Severe aortic valve stenosis was associated with lower global longitudinal strain compared to mild and moderate stenosis (-13.5% vs -16.1% and -15.5%, respectively; p<0.01).
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