MIDWALL STRESS-SHORTENING RELATIONS IN AORTIC STENOSIS PROGRESSION: MECHANISTIC INSIGHT INTO THE “DOUBLE- LOADED LEFT VENTRICLE”

Abstract

The advent of TAVR has stimulated more focus on aortic stenosis (AS) in patients, most of whom have antecedent hypertension (HTN) and concentric remodeling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate midwall shortening (FSmw) among patients who developed severe AS. Prior work has shown that FSmw