Myocardial efficiency is an important determinant of functional improvement after aortic valve replacement in aortic valve stenosis patients: a combined PET and CMR study

Conclusion
MEE is significantly reduced in patients with AVS-induced hypertrophy. Improved MEE is an important predictor of AVR-induced improvement of exercise capacity in AVS patients. Future investigation is needed to confirm our observations in a large prospective, multicenter clinical trial.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - July 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Guclu, A., Knaapen, P., Harms, H. J., Vonk, A. B. A., Stooker, W., Groepenhoff, H., Lammertsma, A. A., van Rossum, A. C., Germans, T., van der Velden, J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research