Synergistic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Primary Mitral Regurgitation and Preserved Systolic Function Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery | Zendy

Alaa Alashi | Zendy; Amgad Mentias | Zendy; Krishna Patel | Zendy; A. Marc Gillinov | Zendy; Joseph F. Sabik | Zendy; Zoran Popović | Zendy; Tomislav Mihaljević | Zendy; Rakesh M. Suri | Zendy; L. Leonardo Rodriguez | Zendy; Lars G. Svensson | Zendy; Brian P. Griffin | Zendy; Milind Y. Desai | Zendy

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Synergistic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Primary Mitral Regurgitation and Preserved Systolic Function Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery

Author(s) -

Alaa Alashi,

Amgad Mentias,

Krishna Patel,

A. Marc Gillinov,

Joseph F. Sabik,

Zoran Popović,

Tomislav Mihaljević,

Rakesh M. Suri,

L. Leonardo Rodriguez,

Lars G. Svensson,

Brian P. Griffin,

Milind Y. Desai

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.115.004451

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , brain natriuretic peptide , mitral valve , ventricular function , natriuretic peptide , heart failure

In asymptomatic patients with ≥3+ mitral regurgitation and preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction who underwent mitral valve surgery, we sought to discover whether baseline LV global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) and brain natriuretic peptide provided incremental prognostic utility.

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