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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Maximal exercise capacity (MEC) assessment via peak oxygen consumption (VO2) is crucial for managing asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS).
  • The relationship between left ventricular (LV) systolic function and MEC in AS patients remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify echocardiographic parameters of LV systolic function that predict MEC in asymptomatic AS patients.
  • To investigate the role of LV deformation parameters in determining exercise capacity.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study of 44 asymptomatic moderate to severe AS patients with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF > 50%).
  • Resting echocardiography with speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) for LV longitudinal strain (LS) measurement (basal, mid, apical).
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine peak VO2.

Main Results:

  • Peak VO2 correlated with age, LV volumes, stroke volume, and E/e' ratio, but not AS severity or LVEF.
  • Basal LS (bLS) and mid LS (mLS) significantly correlated with peak VO2.
  • Multivariable analysis identified female gender and bLS as independent determinants of peak VO2 (r(2) = 0.423).

Conclusions:

  • Impaired LV myocardial longitudinal function, particularly basal LS, is associated with reduced MEC in asymptomatic AS.
  • LV regional function, specifically basal longitudinal strain, is a key predictor of exercise capacity in this cohort.