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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
VILLARROEL-ABREGO, Hugo et al. Clinical impact of the correction of the value of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with mitral valve regurgitation. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2020, vol.90, n.4, pp.406-414. Epub Feb 10, 2021. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.24875/acm.20000301.
Introduction and objectives:
Mitral valve regurgitation causes simultaneous emptying to the aorta and left atrium during ventricular systole, generating a decrease in volume supply to the systemic circulation. In this study we seek to obtain an accurate data on the percentage of volume expelled in the anterograde direction in patients with mitral regurgitation.
Methods:
An echocardiographic formula for correction of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was applied in 114 patients with mitral regurgitation, based on the measurement of the regurgitant fraction.
Results:
Correction of the LVEF showed that 44.7% of cases (n = 51) should be reclassified in terms of the quality of their left ventricular systolic function. Of 79 subjects with normal LVEF (≥ 50%) only 32 remained in the same category; in the group with moderately reduced LVEF (medium range, 40-49.9%) it went from 6 to 23 cases and, in those with reduced LVEF (< 40%), the group increased from 29 to 59; the subgroup of patients with LVEF < 30% increased from 21 to 41 subjects.
Conclusions:
Given that in most treatment guidelines LVEF is used to stratify risks and therapeutic indications, the authors believe that the weighting of mitral regurgitation can increase the accuracy of treatment, and the possibility of including patients who, at this current moment, are not considered for these therapies.
Keywords : Left ventricular ejection fraction; Mitral regurgitation; Regurgitant fraction.