Article of the Month – November 2023

Incremental Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Over Ejection Fraction in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

URL: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1053-0770(22)00578-X

Published online: VOLUME 36, ISSUE 12, P4305-4312, DECEMBER 2022

Doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.08.011

Authors: Hyun-Uk Kang, Jae-Sik Nam, Ji-Hyeon Kim, Ji-Hyun Chin, In-Cheol Choi

Summary

  • To evaluate the incremental prognostic value of longitudinal strain over left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
  • Retrospective cohort study.
  • Single tertiary-care center.
  • Patients underwent isolated CABG.
  • The 5-year survival significantly differed in patients with preserved LVEF according to the strain status.

Conclusion

  • Left ventricular longitudinal strain could differentiate the prognosis after CABG in patients with preserved LVEF and provide significant incremental prognostic value to LVEF.

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