| Impact of blood pressure on the Doppler echocardiographic assessment of severity of aortic stenosis. | |
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PMID: 17135222 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of blood pressure (BP) on the Doppler echocardiographic (Doppler-echo) evaluation of severity of aortic stenosis (AS). METHODS: Handgrip exercise or phenylephrine infusion was used to increase BP in 22 patients with AS. Indices of AS severity (mean pressure gradient (DeltaP(mean)), aortic valve area (AVA), valve resistance, percentage left ventricular stroke work loss (% LVSW loss) and the energy loss coefficient (ELCo)) were measured at baseline, peak BP intervention and recovery. RESULTS: From baseline to peak intervention, mean (SD) BP increased (99 (8) vs 121 (10) mm Hg, p<0.001), systemic vascular resistance (SVR) increased (1294 (264) vs 1552 (372) dynexs/cm(5), p<0.001) and mean (SD) transvalvular flow rate (Q(mean)) decreased (323 (67) vs 306 (66) ml/s, p = 0.02). There was no change in DeltaP(mean) (36 (13) vs 36 (14) mm Hg, p = NS). However, there was a decrease in AVA (1.15 (0.32) vs 1.09 (0.33) cm(2), p = 0.02) and ELCo (1.32 (0.40) vs 1.24 (0.42) cm(2), p = 0.04), and an increase in valve resistance (153 (63) vs 164 (74) dynexs/cm(5), p = 0.02), suggesting a more severe valve stenosis. In contrast, % LVSW loss decreased (19.8 (6) vs 16.5 (6)%, p<0.001), suggesting a less severe valve stenosis. There was an inverse relationship between the change in mean BP and AVA (r = -0.34, p = 0.02); however, only the change in Q(mean) was an independent predictor of the change in AVA (r = 0.81, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Acute BP elevation due to increased SVR can affect the Doppler-echo evaluation of AS severity. However, the impact of BP on the assessment of AS severity depends primarily on the associated change in Q(mean), rather than on an independent effect of SVR or arterial compliance, and can result in a valve appearing either more or less stenotic depending on the direction and magnitude of the change in Q(mean). |
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Authors:
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Stephen H Little; Kwan-Leung Chan; Ian G Burwash |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-11-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Volume: 93 ISSN: 1468-201X ISO Abbreviation: Heart Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-15 Completed Date: 2007-07-20 Revised Date: 2010-09-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9602087 Medline TA: Heart Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 848-55 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
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Aged Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology*, ultrasonography Blood Flow Velocity / physiology Blood Pressure / physiology* Cardiotonic Agents / administration & dosage* Echocardiography, Doppler Exercise / physiology Female Hand Strength Humans Infusions, Intravenous Male Phenylephrine / administration & dosage* Vascular Resistance / physiology |
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0/Cardiotonic Agents; 59-42-7/Phenylephrine |
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Comment In:
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Heart. 2008 Apr;94(4):508; author reply 508
[PMID:
18347379
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Heart. 2007 Jul;93(7):780-2 [PMID: 17569800 ] |
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