King's College London

TY - JOUR

T1 - Impact of arterio-ventricular interaction on first-phase ejection fraction in aortic stenosis

AU - Einarsen, Eigir

AU - Hjertaas, Johannes J.

AU - Gu, Haotian

AU - Matre, Knut

AU - Chowienczyk, Philip J.

AU - Gerdts, Eva

AU - Chambers, John B.

AU - Saeed, Sahrai

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2021/6/1

Y1 - 2021/6/1

N2 - AIMS : First-phase ejection fraction (EF1), the EF at the time to peak aortic jet velocity, has been proposed as a novel marker of peak systolic function in aortic stenosis (AS). This study aimed to explore the association of myocardial contractility and arterial load with EF1 in AS patients. METHODS AND RESULTS : Data from a prospective, cross-sectional study of 114 patients with mild, moderate, and severe AS with preserved left ventricular EF (>50%) were analysed. EF1 was measured as the volume change from end-diastole to the time that corresponded to peak aortic jet velocity. Myocardial contractility was assessed by strain rate measured by speckle tracking echocardiography. Arterial stiffness was assessed by central pulse pressure/stroke volume index ratio (PP/SVi). The total study population included 48% women, median age was 73 years, and mean peak aortic jet velocity was 3.47 m/s. In univariable linear regression analyses, lower EF1 was associated with higher age, higher peak aortic jet velocity, lower global EF, lower global longitudinal strain, lower strain rate, and higher PP/SVi. There was no significant association between EF1 and heart rate or sex. In multivariable linear regression analysis, EF1 was associated with lower strain rate and higher PP/SVi, independent of AS severity. Replacing PP/SVi by valvular impedance did not change the results. CONCLUSION : In patients with AS, reduced myocardial contractility and increased arterial load were associated with lower EF1 independent of the severity of valve stenosis.

AB - AIMS : First-phase ejection fraction (EF1), the EF at the time to peak aortic jet velocity, has been proposed as a novel marker of peak systolic function in aortic stenosis (AS). This study aimed to explore the association of myocardial contractility and arterial load with EF1 in AS patients. METHODS AND RESULTS : Data from a prospective, cross-sectional study of 114 patients with mild, moderate, and severe AS with preserved left ventricular EF (>50%) were analysed. EF1 was measured as the volume change from end-diastole to the time that corresponded to peak aortic jet velocity. Myocardial contractility was assessed by strain rate measured by speckle tracking echocardiography. Arterial stiffness was assessed by central pulse pressure/stroke volume index ratio (PP/SVi). The total study population included 48% women, median age was 73 years, and mean peak aortic jet velocity was 3.47 m/s. In univariable linear regression analyses, lower EF1 was associated with higher age, higher peak aortic jet velocity, lower global EF, lower global longitudinal strain, lower strain rate, and higher PP/SVi. There was no significant association between EF1 and heart rate or sex. In multivariable linear regression analysis, EF1 was associated with lower strain rate and higher PP/SVi, independent of AS severity. Replacing PP/SVi by valvular impedance did not change the results. CONCLUSION : In patients with AS, reduced myocardial contractility and increased arterial load were associated with lower EF1 independent of the severity of valve stenosis.

KW - aortic stenosis

KW - arterial stiffness

KW - ejection fraction

KW - myocardial function

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U2 - 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa154

DO - 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa154

M3 - Article

C2 - 32793965

AN - SCOPUS:85100401266

VL - 22

SP - 650

EP - 657

JO - European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging

JF - European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging

SN - 2047-2404

IS - 6

ER -