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Left atrial function, the cherrie on top in understanding clinical outcomes in functional mitral regurgitation
Author(s) -
Zahr Firas,
Cigaarroa Joaquin E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29214
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , functional mitral regurgitation , left atrial pressure , diastole , diastolic function , ejection fraction , mitraclip , blood pressure , heart failure
Key Points Left atrial function, as assessed by global longitudinal strain (GLS), is an important predictor of mortality and morbidity. In patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) with reduced left ventricular systolic function (LVEF), effective treatment of the MR by mitral clip did not result in favorable left atrial or LV remodeling. Despite effective and sustained treatment of MR, left ventricular diastolic pressure continued to increase during the follow‐up period.