January 27, 2009European Journal of Echocardiography
Speckle tracking for left ventricle performance in young athletes with bicuspid aortic valve and mild aortic regurgitation
Why the study?
Does bicuspid aortic valve with mild aortic regurgitation alter left ventricular longitudinal peak systolic strain in young athletes compared to healthy controls?
Population
60 subjects, aged 25 +/- 3 years.
Comparison
Standard echocardiographic examination with… vs Healthy athletes and sedentary healthy subjects
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Subtle basal strain reduction in BAV athletes leaves global LPSS unaffected and warrants no practice change; leaves open whether the gradient predicts future dysfunction.
Structured PICO
Does bicuspid aortic valve with mild aortic regurgitation alter left ventricular longitudinal peak systolic strain in young athletes compared to healthy controls?
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Population
60 subjects (20 athletes with bicuspid aortic valve and mild aortic regurgitation, 20 healthy athletes, and 20 sedentary healthy subjects), aged 25 +/- 3 years.
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Intervention
Standard echocardiographic examination with speckle tracking (evaluating athletes with bicuspid aortic valve)
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Comparator
Healthy athletes and sedentary healthy subjects
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Outcome
Longitudinal peak systolic strain (LPSS) at the basal and medium-apical segments of the lateral wall (LW) and interventricular septum (IVS) of the left ventriclesurrogate
Young athletes with bicuspid aortic valve have normal overall LV ejection fraction but exhibit a subtle reduction in basal longitudinal strain compared to healthy subjects.
Cite This Study
Stefani et al. (2009) studied this question.