Université Lille Nord de France, GCS-Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Laboratoire d'échocardiographie, Service de Cardiologie Nord, Centre des Valvulopathies, Faculté de Médecine et de Maïeutique, Université Catholique de Lille, France (A.A., N.T., W.M., B.L., P.P., S.M.).
EA 7517 MP3CV Jules Verne University of Picardie Amiens, France (N.T., D.R., Y.B., G.C., C.T., S.M.).
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Oct;13(10):e010925. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010925. Epub 2020 Oct 20.
Background Risk stratification of patients with low-gradient (LG) severe aortic stenosis (AS) despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction remains challenging. We sought to evaluate the relationship between the dimensionless index (DI)-the ratio of the left ventricular outflow tract time-velocity integral to that of the aortic valve jet-and mortality in these patients. Methods Seven hundred fifty-five patients with LG severe AS (defined by aortic valve area ≤1 cm or aortic valve area indexed to body surface area ≤0.6 cm/m and mean aortic pressure gradient <40 mm Hg) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% were studied. Flow status was defined according to stroke volume index <35 mL/m (low flow, LF) or ≥35 mL/m (normal flow, NF). Results After adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, Charlson comorbidity index, history of hypertension, history of atrial fibrillation, AS-related symptoms, left ventricular ejection fraction, indexed left ventricular ventricular mass, aortic valve area, and aortic valve replacement as a time-dependent covariate, patients with LG-LF and DI<0.25 exhibited a considerable increased risk of death compared with patients with LG-NF and DI≥0.25 (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.41 [95% CI, 1.61-3.62]; <0.001), LG-NF and DI<0.25 (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.84 [95% CI, 1.24-2.73]; =0.003), and LG-LF and D≥0.25 (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.27 [95% CI, 1.42-3.63]; <0.001). In contrast, patients with LG-LF and DI≥0.25, LG-NF and DI<0.25, and LG-NF and DI≥0.25 had similar outcome. DI<0.25 showed incremental prognostic value in patients with LG-LF severe AS but not in patients with LG-NF severe AS. Conclusions Among patients with LG severe AS and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, decreased DI<0.25 is a reliable parameter in patients with LF to identify a subgroup of patients at higher risk of death who may derive benefit from aortic valve replacement.
尽管左心室射血分数保留,低梯度(LG)严重主动脉瓣狭窄(AS)患者的风险分层仍然具有挑战性。我们试图评估无维度指数(DI)-左心室流出道时间-速度积分与主动脉瓣射流的比值-与这些患者死亡率之间的关系。
研究了 755 例 LG 严重 AS 患者(定义为主动脉瓣面积≤1cm 或主动脉瓣面积指数化至体表面积≤0.6cm/m 且平均主动脉压力梯度<40mmHg)和保留的左心室射血分数≥50%。血流状态根据每搏量指数<35mL/m(低流量,LF)或≥35mL/m(正常流量,NF)来定义。
在调整年龄、性别、体重指数、Charlson 合并症指数、高血压病史、心房颤动病史、AS 相关症状、左心室射血分数、指数化左心室室质量、主动脉瓣面积和主动脉瓣置换作为时变协变量后,与 LG-NF 和 DI≥0.25 的患者相比,LG-LF 和 DI<0.25 的患者死亡风险显著增加(调整后的危险比,2.41 [95%可信区间,1.61-3.62];<0.001),LG-NF 和 DI<0.25(调整后的危险比,1.84 [95%可信区间,1.24-2.73];=0.003),LG-LF 和 D≥0.25(调整后的危险比,2.27 [95%可信区间,1.42-3.63];<0.001)。相比之下,LG-LF 和 DI≥0.25、LG-NF 和 DI<0.25 以及 LG-NF 和 DI≥0.25 的患者结局相似。DI<0.25 在 LG-LF 严重 AS 患者中具有增量预后价值,但在 LG-NF 严重 AS 患者中则没有。
在 LG 严重 AS 且保留左心室射血分数的患者中,较低的 DI<0.25 是 LF 患者中识别死亡率较高的亚组的可靠参数,这些患者可能从主动脉瓣置换中获益。