PMID- 27252876 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160602 LR - 20210112 IS - 2053-3624 (Print) IS - 2053-3624 (Electronic) IS - 2053-3624 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 1 DP - 2016 TI - Observed change in peak oxygen consumption after aortic valve replacement and its predictors. PG - e000309 LID - 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000309 [doi] LID - e000309 AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the change in peak oxygen consumption (pVO2) and determine its outcome predictors after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis (AS). METHODS: Patients with AS and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction who were referred for single AVR had cardiopulmonary exercise testing prior to and 9 months post-AVR. Predictors of outcome for pVO2 were determined by multivariate linear and logistic regression analyses. A significant change in pVO2 was defined as a relative change that was more than twice the coefficient of repeatability by test-retest (>10%). RESULTS: The pre-AVR characteristics of the 37 study patients included the following: median age (range) 72 (46-83) years, aortic valve area index (AVAI) 0.41 (SD 0.11) cm(2)/m(2), mean gradient (MG) 49.1 (SD 15.3) mm Hg and New York Heart Association (NYHA)>/=II 27 (73%). Pre-AVR and post-AVR mean pVO2 was 18.5 and 18.4 mL/kg/m(2) (87% of the predicted), respectively, but the change from pre-AVR was heterogeneous. The relative change in pVO2 was positively associated with the preoperative MG (beta=0.50, p=0.001) and negatively associated with brain natriuretic peptide > upper level of normal according to age and gender (beta=-0.40, p=0.009). A relative increase in pVO2 exceeding 10% was found in 9 (24%), predicted by lower pre-AVR AVAI (OR 0.18; 95% CI 0.04 to 0.82, p=0.027) and lower peak O2 pulse (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.88 to 0.99, p=0.045). Decreases in pVO2 exceeding 10% were found in 11 (30%) and predicted by lower MG (OR 0.93; 95% CI 0.86 to 0.99, p=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Change in pVO2 was heterogeneous. Predictors of favourable and unfavourable outcomes for pVO2 were identified. FAU - Le, Van Doan Tuyet AU - Le VD AD - Department of Cardiology , Roskilde University Hospital , Roskilde , Denmark. FAU - Jensen, Gunnar Vagn Hagemann AU - Jensen GV AD - Department of Cardiology , Roskilde University Hospital , Roskilde , Denmark. FAU - Kjoller-Hansen, Lars AU - Kjoller-Hansen L AD - Department of Cardiology , Roskilde University Hospital , Roskilde , Denmark. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160526 PL - England TA - Open Heart JT - Open heart JID - 101631219 PMC - PMC4885434 EDAT- 2016/06/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/03 06:01 PMCR- 2016/05/26 CRDT- 2016/06/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/05/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - openhrt-2015-000309 [pii] AID - 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000309 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Open Heart. 2016 May 26;3(1):e000309. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000309. eCollection 2016.