Left ventricle metrics and characterisation of echocardiography in patients with discordant aortic stenosis
| AVA ≤1, AVAi ≤0.6, Vmax <4 | |||||
| All | EF <50 | EF ≥50% | |||
| All | SVi <35 | SVi ≥35 | |||
| Total (% of cohort) | 283 (35.1%) | 59 (7.3%) | 224 (27.8%) | 91 (11.3%) | 133 (16.5%) |
| Male (% of male patients) | 133 (29.4%) | 43 (9.5%) | 90 (19.9%) | 35 (7.7%) | 55 (12.2%) |
| Female (% of female patients) | 150 (42.2%) | 16 (4.5%) | 134 (37.7%) | 56 (15.8%) | 78 (22.0%) |
| % Female | 53.0% | 27.1% | 59.8% | 61.5% | 58.6% |
| Severity grading | |||||
| None | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Mild | 5 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (2.2%) | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (1.5%) |
| Mild–moderate | 8 (2.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (3.6%) | 4 (4.4%) | 4 (3.0%) |
| Moderate | 65 (23.0%) | 10 (16.9%) | 55 (24.6%) | 21 (23.1%) | 34 (25.6%) |
| Moderate–severe | 81 (28.6%) | 11 (18.6%) | 70 (31.3%) | 17 (18.7%) | 53 (39.8%) |
| Severe | 123 (43.5%) | 38 (64.4%) | 85 (37.9%) | 45 (49.5%) | 40 (30.1%) |
Severity data reported as number (%).
AVA, aortic valve area; AVAi, indexed AVA; EF, ejection fraction; SVi, indexed stroke volume; Vmax, peak jet velocity.