INDEXED GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN AS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER OF REVERSE LEFT ATRIAL REMODELING POST SUCCESSFUL MITRAL VALVE REPAIR IN DEGENERATIVE MITRAL REGURGITATION

It is well-known that ejection fraction and strain are both load dependent, and it is very important to establish a load independent echocardiographic index for patients with mitral regurgitation. The aim of the current study is to associate this new index to the endpoint of reverse left atrial