Strain assessment in patients with aortic regurgitation undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: case series

Joanna Bartkowiak; Vratika Agarwal; Mark Lebehn; Tamim M Nazif; Isaac George; Susheel K Kodali; Torsten P Vahl; Rebecca T Hahn

doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytae261

Strain assessment in patients with aortic regurgitation undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: case series

Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Jul 5;8(8):ytae261. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae261. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Authors

Joanna Bartkowiak^{1

2}, Vratika Agarwal¹, Mark Lebehn¹, Tamim M Nazif¹, Isaac George¹, Susheel K Kodali¹, Torsten P Vahl¹, Rebecca T Hahn¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, The NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York 10032, USA.
² Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract

Background: Limited data exist on strain changes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR).

Case summary: Three patients with AR undergoing TAVI showed an initial reduction in global longitudinal strain (GLS), followed by sustained GLS improvement within the first year.

Discussion: Findings align with those of surgically treated patients with AR. There is a possible superiority of GLS to left ventricular end-diastolic diameter ratio in assessing patients with severe volume overload.

Keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Case report; LV remodelling; LV strain; TAVI.

Publication types

Case Reports