Detection of subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with significant aortic regurgitation and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: speckle tracking echocardiographic analysis

Conclusion
Multidirectional LV strain was more impaired in symptomatic than in asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe or severe AR, despite preserved LVEF. In asymptomatic AR patients, longitudinal and circumferential strains identified patients who would require surgery during follow-up.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ewe, S. H., Haeck, M. L. A., Ng, A. C. T., Witkowski, T. G., Auger, D., Leong, D. P., Abate, E., Ajmone Marsan, N., Holman, E. R., Schalij, M. J., Bax, J. J., Delgado, V. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research