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Diastolic dysfunction and mortality in 436 360 men and women: the National Echo Database Australia (NEDA).

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Aims

To examine the characteristics/prognostic impact of diastolic dysfunction (DD) according to 2016 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ESCVI) guidelines, and individual parameters of DD.

Methods and results

Data were derived from a large multicentre mortality-linked echocardiographic registry comprising 436 360 adults with ≥1 diastolic function measurement linked to 100 597 deaths during 2.2 million person-years follow-up. ASE/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) algorithms could be applied in 392 009 (89.8%) cases; comprising 11.4% of cases with 'reduced' left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF < 50%) and 88.6% with 'preserved' LVEF (≥50%). Diastolic function was indeterminate in 21.5% and 62.2% of 'preserved' and 'reduced' LVEF cases, respectively. Among preserved LVEF cases, the risk of adjusted 5-year cardiovascular-related mortality was elevated in both DD [odds ratio (OR) 1.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-1.42; P < 0.001] and indeterminate status cases (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.04-1.18; P < 0.001) vs. no DD. Among impaired LVEF cases, the equivalent risk of cardiovascular-related mortality was 1.51 (95% CI 1.15-1.98, P < 0.001) for increased filling pressure vs. 1.25 (95% CI 0.96-1.64, P = 0.06) for indeterminate status. Mitral E velocity, septal e' velocity, E:e' ratio, and LAVi all correlated with mortality. On adjusted basis, pivot-points of increased risk for cardiovascular-related mortality occurred at 90 cm/s for E wave velocity, 9 cm/s for septal e' velocity, an E:e' ratio of 9, and an LAVi of 32 mL/m2.

Conclusion

ASE/EACVI-classified DD is correlated with increased mortality. However, many cases remain 'indeterminate'. Importantly, when analysed individually, mitral E velocity, septal e' velocity, E:e' ratio, and LAVi revealed clear pivot-points of increased risk of cardiovascular-related mortality.

SUBMITTER: Playford D

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