1. Improvements in global longitudinal strain after transcatheter aortic valve replacement according to race
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Twing, Aamir H, Slostad, Brody, Anderson, Christina, Konda, Sreenivas, Groves, Elliott M, and Kansal, Mayank M
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Original Article - Abstract
Objective: In the United States, racial minorities are underrepresented among patients receiving transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and data regarding their outcomes is limited. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a measure left ventricular function and has independently predicted outcomes after TAVR. The aim of this study is to assess changes in GLS after TAVR according to race and factors predicting these changes. Methods: Electronic medical records of patients undergoing TAVR at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Jesse Brown Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) from January 2017-February 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. The most recent transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) prior to TAVR and the TTE 1-month post-procedure were used to determine GLS. Patients were included if both a pre- and post-procedure study were present and TTE images were of sufficient quality to process strain imaging. Results: A total of 103 patients (average age 76 ± 12 years, 80% male, 42% white) were included. At 1-month post-TAVR, GLS improved for all races: white (-2.7 ± 3.5%, P
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- 2021