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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 75, Issue 24, Pages 3048-3057Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.049
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echocardiography; mitral stenosis; valve disease
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BACKGROUND Prevalence of calcific mitral stenosis (MS) increases with age; however, its natural history and relation to cardiac symptoms or comorbidities are not well defined. OBJECTIVES This study assessed the prevalence of symptoms, comorbidities, and determinants of all-cause mortality in patients with severe calcific MS. METHODS The authors retrospectively investigated adults with isolated severe calcific MS and mitral valve area <= 1.5 cm(2) from July 2003 to December 2017. Inactivity was defined as requirement for assistance with activities of daily living. RESULTS Of 491 patients with isolated severe MS, calcific MS was present in 200 (41%; age 78 +/- 11 years, 18% men, 32% with atrial fibrillation). Charlson Comorbidity Index was 5.1 +/- 1.7 and 14 (7%) were inactive. Mitral valve area and transmitral gradient (TMG) were 1.26 +/- 0.19 cm(2) and 8.1 +/- 3.8 mm Hg, respectively. Symptoms were present at baseline in 120 (60%); 20 (10%) developed symptoms during follow-up of 2.8 +/- 3.0 years. Kaplan-Meier survival at 1 year was 72% without intervention. Inactivity (hazard ratio [HR]: 6.59; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.54 to 12.3; p < 0.01), Charlson Comorbidity Index >5 (HR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.04 to 2.26; p < 0.01), TMG >= 8 mm Hg (HR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.12 to 2.51; p = 0.012), and right ventricular systolic pressure >= 50 mm Hg (HR: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.50 to 3.43; p < 0.01) were independently associated with mortality. Symptoms were not associated with mortality. CONCLUSION Patients with isolated severe calcific MS had a high burden of comorbidities, resulting in high mortality without intervention. Symptoms were reported in 60%, but not associated with mortality. TMG >= 8 mm Hg and right ventricular systolic pressure >= 50 mm Hg were independently associated with mortality. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2020;75:3048-57) (c) 2020 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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