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Background: The optimal timing for mitral valve (MV) surgery in asymptomatic patients with primary mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a matter of debate. Myocardial contraction fraction (MCF) - the ratio of the left ventricular (LV) stroke volume to that of the myocardial volume - is a volumetric measure of LV myocardial shortening independent of size or geometry.
Aim: To assess the relationship between MCF and outcome in patients with significant chronic primary MR due to prolapse managed in contemporary practice.
Methods: Clinical, Doppler-echocardiographic and outcome data prospectively collected in 174 patients (mean age 62 years, 27% women) with significant primary MR and no or mild symptoms were analysed. The impact of MCF< or ≥30% on cardiac events (cardiovascular death, acute heart failure or MV surgery) was studied.
Results: During an estimated median follow-up of 49 (22-77) months, cardiac events occurred in 115 (66%) patients. The 4-year estimates of survival free from cardiac events were 21±5% for patients with MCF <30% and 40±6% for those with ≥30% (P<0.001). MCF <30% was associated with a considerable increased risk of cardiac events after adjustment for established clinical risk factors, MR severity and current recommended class I triggers for MV surgery (adjusted hazard ratio: 2.33, 95% confidence interval: 1.51-3.58; P<0.001). Moreover, MCF<30% improved the predictive performance of models, with better global fit, reclassification and discrimination.
Conclusions: MCF<30% is strongly associated with occurrence of cardiac events in patients with significant primary MR due to prolapse. Further studies are needed to assess the direct impact of MCF on patient management and outcomes.
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