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From: Distribution and prognostic value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in elderly patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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Mortality prediction models. There was an incremental value of assessment of LVGLS in predicting mortality. Addition of aortic valve area (AVA) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) significantly improved model 1 which included clinical variables (age, sex, previous myocardial infarction and creatinine clearance). Further improvement was achieved by addition of LVGLS to model 2

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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