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  • Title: Risk Prediction in Aortic Valve Replacement: Incremental Value of the Preoperative Echocardiogram.
    Author: Tan TC, Flynn AW, Chen-Tournoux A, Rudski LG, Mehrotra P, Nunes MC, Rincon LM, Shahian DM, Picard MH, Afilalo J.
    Journal: J Am Heart Assoc; 2015 Oct 26; 4(10):e002129. PubMed ID: 26504147.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Risk prediction is a critical step in patient selection for aortic valve replacement (AVR), yet existing risk scores incorporate very few echocardiographic parameters. We sought to evaluate the incremental predictive value of a complete echocardiogram to identify high-risk surgical candidates before AVR. METHODS AND RESULTS: A cohort of patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing surgical AVR with or without coronary bypass was assembled at 2 tertiary centers. Preoperative echocardiograms were reviewed by independent observers to quantify chamber size/function and valve function. Patient databases were queried to extract clinical data. The cohort consisted of 432 patients with a mean age of 73.5 years and 38.7% females. Multivariable logistic regression revealed 3 echocardiographic predictors of in-hospital mortality or major morbidity: E/e' ratio reflective of elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressure; myocardial performance index reflective of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction; and small LV end-diastolic cavity size. Addition of these echocardiographic parameters to the STS risk score led to an integrated discrimination improvement of 4.1% (P<0.0001). After a median follow-up of 2 years, Cox regression revealed 5 echocardiographic predictors of all-cause mortality: small LV end-diastolic cavity size; LV mass index; mitral regurgitation grade; right atrial area index; and mean aortic gradient <40 mm Hg. CONCLUSIONS: Echocardiographic measures of LV diastolic dysfunction and RV performance add incremental value to the STS risk score and should be integrated in prediction when evaluating the risk of AVR. In addition, findings of small hypertrophied LV cavities and/or low mean aortic gradients confer a higher risk of 2-year mortality.
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