Open AccessDeterminants and prognostic implications of left ventricular mechanical dispersion in aortic stenosis
Author(s) -
Edgard A. Prihadi,
E. Mara Vollema,
Arnold C.T. Ng,
Nina Ajmone Marsan,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Victoria Delgado
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european heart journal. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jez004
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , stenosis , speckle tracking echocardiography , aortic valve stenosis , confidence interval , aortic valve , qrs complex , aortic valve replacement , heart failure
The present study aimed at investigating the association between left ventricular (LV) mechanical dispersion measured with speckle tracking echocardiography and severity of aortic stenosis (AS) and its impact on prognosis.