Objectives
To evaluate the incremental prognostic value of longitudinal strain over left ventricular
ejection fraction (LVEF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
Single tertiary-care center.
Participants
Patients underwent isolated CABG between January 2014 and December 2019.
Interventions
None.
Measurements and Main Results
There were 999 patients (median age, 65 years, 23.5% female) categorized into 3 groups
according to their left ventricular (LV) systolic function status: pEF/pS (preserved
LVEF and preserved longitudinal strain, n = 490), pEF/iS (preserved LVEF and impaired
longitudinal strain, n = 186), and rEF (reduced LVEF, n = 323). During a median follow-up
of 2.7 years, 86 (8.6%) patients had died. The 5-year survival significantly differed
in patients with preserved LVEF according to the strain status (pEF/pS v pEF/iS, 90.0% v 84.6%; p = 0.002). After adjusting for potential confounders, the pEF/iS group (adjusted hazard
ratio [HR], 2.17; 95% CI, 1.10-4.28; p = 0.03) and the rEF group (adjusted HR, 2.96; 95% CI, 1.46-6.00; p = 0.003) had significantly higher risks for all-cause death compared with the pEF/pS group.
The addition of longitudinal strain to LVEF in the prediction model significantly
improved its performance (global chi-squared, 105.2 v 110.2; p = 0.03).
Conclusions
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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- Prognosticating with Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain – A New Opportunity for Cardiac AnesthesiologistsJournal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
- PreviewLeft ventricular (LV) ejection fraction lacks sensitivity for identifying subclinical LV impairment from subendocardial longitudinal fiber disease, which may not affect LV ejection fraction measurements.1 LV strain is an echocardiographic measure of myocardial function capable of quantifying longitudinal, radial, and circumferential contractions.2 LV longitudinal strain is extensively used in the outpatient setting to predict outcomes in patients with valvular heart disease,3 cardiomyopathies,4 or undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy5 with a normal LV ejection fraction.
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