Key result
Low left ventricular global longitudinal strain was associated with a 128% higher risk of cardiovascular events compared to the average population risk (P<0.0001).
Why the study?
Does left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) measured by 2-dimensional speckle tracking predict cardiovascular events in a population-based cohort?
Population
791 participants from a population-based cohort, mean age 50.9 years.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Median 7.9 years
Authors
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May aid risk stratification; leaves open whether GLS-targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Cohort (n=791)
Does left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) measured by 2-dimensional speckle tracking predict cardiovascular events in a population-based cohort?
p-value: p=<0.0001
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain measured by 2-dimensional speckle tracking provides additive prognostic value for future cardiovascular events beyond traditional risk factors in the general population.
Kuznetsova et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk (n=791). Low left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) vs. Average population risk was evaluated on Fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events (p=<0.0001). Low left ventricular global longitudinal strain was associated with a 128% higher risk of cardiovascular events compared to the average population risk (P<0.0001).
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