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When symptomatic, AS is known to have significant morbidity and mortality. While the prevalence of AS is expected to rise with the aging population, there is no pharmacological treatment option to prevent its progression at this time [1, 2]. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the only treatment demonstrated to improve survival and symptoms [3, 4]. Therefore, in the management of patients with AS, it is essential to accurately diagnose the disease severity and determine the proper timing of surgical referral. According to the ACC/AHA guidelines, AVR is class I indication for patients with symptomatic severe AS with high transaortic mean gradient (MG) ≥ 40 mmHg and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% and/or who are undergoing another surgery [5]. Over the past decade, challenges due to discrepancies with grading AS severity and the necessity of integrating the valve gradient with flow patterns were recognized when a significant subset of patients were found to have small AVAs suggestive of severe AS with lower gradients despite preserved LVEF [6]. As a result, under the umbrella of severe AS (based on AVA < 1.0 cm2), a new hemodynamic classification of AS was proposed which can be categorized into six subgroups based on LV flow state [normal flow (NF) vs. low flow (LF)] and pressure gradient [very high gradient (VHG) vs. high gradient (HG) vs. low gradient (LG)]. These six flow-gradient patterns (NF/VHG, NF/HG, LF/HG, LF/LG with reduced LVEF, LF/LG with preserved LVEF, and normal NF/LG) have shown to represent distinct pathophysiologic types of severe AS with different clinical outcomes (see Table 1).
\nHemodynamic classification of severe aortic stenosis (AVA < 1.0 cm2).
AS is a progressive valvular heart disease with gradual valvular narrowing resulting in LV outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction over time. Degenerative calcific AS is the most common type of this disease process and predominantly affects the elderly. With this condition, there is a long latent period during which the patient is asymptomatic although there is progression of obstructive physiology at the aortic valve and LV pressure overload. Survival in asymptomatic patients undergoing conservative management with watchful waiting is not statistically different from age- and gender-matched controls [7]. However, once symptoms of angina, syncope, or heart failure develop, there is a very rapid decline. Patients with AS who develop angina have a 5-year survival, syncope 3-year survival, and heart failure, the most ominous of all, 2-year survival (see Figure 1) [8, 9]. Thus, when symptoms are corroborated by established echocardiographic criteria for severe AS, some form of intervention is required because these individuals only have a 3-year survival of about 25%. In severe asymptomatic AS, the rate of symptom onset is higher when significant calcification of the aortic valve is present and in older patients [7]. Other factors demonstrated to predict symptom onset and surgical outcome include brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) [10]. While the risk of sudden death is a major concern in patients with asymptomatic AS undergoing conservative management, numerous studies have shown that the risk is very low, <1% per year [7, 11, 12].
\nNatural history of aortic stenosis. A long, latent, asymptomatic period is present followed by a very rapid decline in survival with the onset of symptoms of angina, syncope, and/or heart failure in severe AS patients [8].
Over the years, there has been marked decrease in the operative risk of AS. Furthermore, while prior studies have shown rather benign prognosis of asymptomatic severe AS patients, suggesting that delay in surgery can be safe until the development of symptoms, there is controversy as to the optimal timing of AVR and whether elective or early intervention during the asymptomatic stage might be better long term. At present, the surgical mortality for AVR is <2% for severe AS in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I or II heart failure, whereas this risk is significantly higher with class III or IV [13]. Thus, even though the patient may be asymptomatic, AS severity can progress and cause LV dysfunction during the conservative management period and significantly increase the surgical risk [14]. Furthermore, there is concern regarding the development of significant LV myocardial hypertrophy and irreversible myocardial fibrosis due to pressure overload which may result in persistent postoperative diastolic dysfunction and heart failure, even if AVR is successful [15, 16]. However, a general recommendation cannot be made at this time due to insufficient evidence to justify the benefit of AVR in asymptomatic patients to outweigh the risks of surgery and complications related to prosthesis long-term. However, those patients who may benefit from early surgical intervention should be identified through risk stratification [17]. Over the past decade, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as an alternative treatment strategy for symptomatic severe AS patients who are not suitable or prohibitive for surgical AVR (SAVR) [18, 19] or at high risk for surgery [20, 21]. This technology then expanded to benefit patients with intermediate operative risk, where TAVR using a self-expanding prosthesis was noninferior to SAVR at 24 months follow-up [22]. More recently, TAVR using a balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 system in low-risk patients was shown to be superior to SAVR based on a composite of death, stroke, and rehospitalization at 1-year follow-up, despite excellent surgical results [23]. Long-term follow-up studies are underway to help determine the true therapeutic impact of TAVR vs. SAVR.
\nAS severity quantitation is based on the degree of LVOT obstruction caused by progressive narrowing of the aortic valve orifice. Echocardiography with Doppler evaluation is the main modality for diagnosing AS. Traditionally, hemodynamic severity of AS has been described based on peak aortic jet velocity (Vmax), MG, and AVA. According to the 2014 ACC/AHA guidelines, severe AS is defined as Vmax ≥ 4.0 m/s, MG ≥ 40 mmHg, and AVA < 1.0 cm2 [24]. The rate of hemodynamic progression in AS is highly variable. The average rate of progression was reported as increase in Vmax by 0.3 m/s/year and MG by 7 mmHg/year and decrease in AVA by 0.1 cm2/year [11]. Studies have shown that the strongest predictors of outcomes in AS were severity of the aortic valve obstruction. During a follow-up period of 2 years, progression of symptoms requiring AVR was about 80% for patients with Vmax > 4.0 m/s vs. 35% with Vmax of 3.0–4.0 m/s and 15% for patients with Vmax < 3.0 m/s. MG and AVA, other parameters of stenosis severity, were also strong predictors of patient outcomes [25].
\nEchocardiography is the current standard modality for evaluating AS severity. However, challenges due to inconsistencies between measurements of the MG and the calculated AVA in patients with normal systolic function were noted (see Figure 2). This finding was attributed primarily to differences in stroke volume and flow across the aortic valve. While it seems possible that discrepancies can occur when the cardiac output is low from reduced LVEF, inconsistent measurements in patients with preserved LVEF were observed. Another potential explanation for the discrepancies was that effective valve area derived by Doppler echocardiography is often smaller than the anatomic valve area measured during cardiac catheterization or by planimetry or at autopsy. So while the initial guidelines for determining AS severity were based on invasive measurements (reflecting the anatomic valve area), echocardiographic Doppler measurements are currently used to make clinical decisions for AS patients still based on the original anatomic valve area criteria. Thus, based on AVA, it is possible that more patients may be categorized as having severe AS relative to the peak flow velocity and MG. Therefore, some authors have suggested that AVA cutoff value for severe AS be changed to 0.8 cm2 [26].
\nComparison of AVA vs. MG in AS patients with preserved LVEF. The predicted values from the Gorlin equation and the fitted curve of the study cohort are shown. The quadrants depict severe AS cutoff points based on the guidelines, and the percentages represent patients per quadrant. Thirty percent of the severe AS patients were diagnosed based on AVA, but not by MG [26].
There are other potential etiologies of discrepant AVA and MG measurements in the setting of preserved LVEF which also need to be taken into consideration. First, technical errors need to be excluded. For example, LVOT diameter measurement may be inaccurate, and/or LVOT velocity time integral may be underestimated due to misplacement of the pulsed wave Doppler sample in the LVOT, leading to the underestimation of the stroke volume and the AVA. Second, patients with small body habitus and small LV dimensions could have lower stroke volume and lower transaortic gradient. Therefore, additional diagnostic studies such as dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE), calcium scoring using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), and/or BNP may be necessary to corroborate AS severity and guide management strategy.
\nIn patients with AVA < 1 cm2, there are six flow-gradient patterns: NF/VHG, NF/HG, LF/HG, LF/LG with reduced LVEF, LF/LG with preserved LVEF, and NF/LG. VHG is defined as MG ≥ 60 mmHg, and HG is defined as MG ≥ 40 mmHg; stroke volume index (SVI) of normal flow is ≥35 ml/m2. Low flow is defined as SVI < 35 ml/m2. Low gradient is defined as MG < 40 mmHg. LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF is present when the gradient is low, the flow is low, and the LVEF is abnormal (<50%). LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF is present when the gradient is low and the flow is low but the LVEF is normal (>50%) (see Table 1).
\nSevere VHG AS (Vmax ≥ 5.0 m/s) has significantly worse prognosis than severe HG AS (Vmax ≥ 4.0 m/s) [3], so we acknowledge VHG AS as a separate entity from HG AS. However, most studies assessing AS severity using the new classification system combined NF/VHG and NF/HG as one entity under the subgroup of NF/HG. Thus, we will characterize these two groups together and highlight some of the relevant findings for VHG AS.
\nNF/VHG AS pattern is defined as AVA < 1.0 cm2, MG ≥ 60 mmHg, Vmax ≥ 5.0 m/s, and LVEF ≥ 50% with SVI ≥ 35 ml/m2. NF/HG AS is defined as MG ≥ 40 mmHg and Vmax ≥ 4 m/s with the same criteria for AVA, LVEF, and SVI as NF/VHG. Patients with these two flow-gradient patterns are the most prevalent (up to 70%) of all the AS groups. These patients tend to have more severe valvular stenosis suggesting more prolonged exposure to the progressive disease process. Compared with the NF/LG group, there is preservation of LV longitudinal function. However, these patients have higher BNP level and lower cardiac-event free survival [27].
\nWhen evaluating AS severity, Vmax is an important parameter which closely correlates with outcome. One study assessing the outcome of asymptomatic patients with very severe AS found that the higher the velocity, the lower the event-free survival with most patients experiencing some event within 3 years (see Figure 3). Patients with Vmax ≥ 5 m/s were symptomatic at presentation. Furthermore, asymptomatic patients with Vmax ≥ 5.5 m/s were highly likely to develop rapid onset of symptoms [3]. A landmark study evaluating the rate of hemodynamic progression and predictors of outcome in asymptomatic AS patients demonstrated that when Vmax exceeds 4 m/s, virtually all patients become symptomatic in 5 years. The velocity traditionally reflects the chronicity of the degenerative process. Vmax between 3 and 4 m/s were also found to be not benign, and only 20% of patients remained asymptomatic over 5 years. Only when Vmax was <3 m/s, there was an 85% chance that the patient will remain asymptomatic for 5 years [11] (see Figure 4).
\nEvent-free survival with very severe AS. Kaplan-Meier estimates demonstrate that maximum aortic jet velocity closely correlates with outcome, with higher the velocity, the lower the event-free survival [3].
Effect of Vmax on outcomes in asymptomatic AS. Cox regression analysis demonstrating event-free survival in asymptomatic AS patients categorized by initial peak aortic jet velocity [11].
MG is another well-recognized parameter for defining AS severity. One study assessed the prognostic impact of MG on all-cause mortality in severe AS with preserved LVEF. They found that MG > 60 mmHg at baseline was associated with greater risk of all-cause mortality than lower values, thereby justifying a separate hemodynamic classification. The higher MG also reflected the chronicity of the disease process [28] (see Figure 5).
\nImpact of MG on outcomes in severe AS. Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival based on MG [28].
AVA < 1.0 cm2 also correlated with poor outcome compared to moderate or mild categories. More severe AVAs carried worse prognosis, and like Vmax and MG, they reflected disease chronicity. While the rate of progression is highly variable, the often quoted number is 0.1 cm2/year [29] (see Figure 6). However, when Vmax was high or very high (4–6 m/s), there was no significant difference in the outcome based on the calculated AVA [3].
\n(A) Adjusted event-free survival based on AVA. (B) Cumulative hazard of death based on AVA [29].
According to the current ACC/AHA guidelines, symptomatic NF/HG and NF/VHG severe AS patients have a class I indication for AVR. When asymptomatic, these AS subgroups are recommended to undergo further risk stratification.
\nThis pattern of AS is defined as AVA < 1.0 cm2, MG ≥ 40 mmHg, and LVEF ≥ 50% with SVI < 35 ml/m2. The prevalence of this AS subtype is much less (8%) [30]. These patients have LV remodeling with reduced longitudinal function despite preserved LVEF. As a consequence, LV output is reduced with resultant lower than expected MG. LF/HG AS patients have shown to have high BNP, and their prognosis is similar or worse than those with NL/HG AS. When symptomatic, these patients have better survival with AVR [27, 31].
\nThree types of low-gradient severe AS have been described based on the LVEF and the flow state. LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF (<50%) is present when there is LV systolic dysfunction with reduced stroke volume in the setting of severe AS which results in decreased transvalvular velocity/gradient. If the LVEF is normal (≥50%), the stroke volume index (SVI) helps determine the presence of LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF (if the SVI is low, <35 ml/m2) or NF/LG AS (if the SVI is normal, ≥35% ml/m2) [32] (see Table 2).
\nSubclassification of low gradient AS.
This AS subtype, also known as “classical” LF/LG AS, is defined as AVA < 1.0 cm2, MG < 40 mmHg, SVI < 35 ml/m2, and LVEF < 50%. LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF accounts for about 5–10% of the AS population [33, 34] and has the worst outcome among all the AS categories [30, 33, 34]. The low flow state is usually associated with LV systolic dysfunction either from pressure overload due to the underlying severe AS or cardiomyopathy of another etiology.
\nIn order to differentiate true-severe AS from pseudo-severe AS, low-dose DSE is the initial recommended study to determine whether there is normal flow reserve (an increase in stroke volume of >20%) or diminished flow reserve (see Figure 7). Patients with normal flow reserve may have true-severe AS (MG ≥ 40 mmHg with AVA < 1.0 cm2 at any stage of DSE) which requires AVR or pseudo-severe AS (MG < 40 mmHg with AVA > 1.0 cm2) where medical therapy is recommended [32, 35]. In patients where the increase in stroke volume with DSE is <20% but >15% and MG is <40 mmHg, the definitive diagnosis of AS severity may remain questionable. In this case, the projected AVA calculation using normal flow rate may be beneficial where a value <1.0 cm2 is suggestive of true-severe AS [36] (see (Eq. (1)). However, if the stroke volume increase is <15%, further evaluation beyond DSE is often required, and calcium quantification of the aortic valve using MDCT is helpful in confirming the AS severity. The cutoff values for true-severe AS is >1200 AU in women and >2000 AU in men [37, 38].
\nAlgorithm for diagnosing LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF. AS, aortic stenosis; AVA, aortic valve area; MG, mean gradient; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SV, stroke volume; AV, aortic valve; MDCT, multi-detector computed tomography.
Valvuloarterial impedance (Zva) is an index to evaluate global LV hemodynamic load using Doppler echocardiography (see Eq. (2)). Zva > 5 has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in patients with AS and LV dysfunction. Since AS is a disease of the elderly, in addition to valvular stenosis, vascular stiffness due to various factors including age and hypertension may be present. As a result, the LV may be subject to a double afterload, known as global LV afterload or Zva. In general, higher Zva is associated with worse outcome. However, since Zva is a flow-dependent parameter, this index may be less reliable in low flow states since small changes in stroke volume can produce large changes in Zva [39].
\nTwo-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography may also be beneficial for confirming AS severity via direct visualization of the aortic valve anatomy and physiology.
\nIn general, LF/LG AS has the worst prognosis compared to the other categories in part because the severity of AS is often under-recognized and surgical treatment is delayed. Patients with LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF have higher adverse event rates and mortality than LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF. The operative risk is also high in this AS subgroup. However, AVR has shown to have significant survival benefit compared to patients undergoing conservative management [40]. Furthermore, TAVR in LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF has demonstrated to have significant survival benefit compared with standard medical therapy in patients who are not suitable for surgery and similar outcomes compared with SAVR for patients at high surgical risk [41]. According to the ACC/AHA guidelines, true-severe LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF has a class IIa indication for AVR [42] (see Table 3).
\nRecommendations for aortic valve replacement in LF/LG AS.
LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF, also described as “paradoxical” LF/LG AS, is defined as AVA < 1.0 cm2, AVA indexed < 0.6 cm2/m2, MG < 40 mmHg, SVI < 35 ml/m2, and LVEF ≥ 50%. This AS pattern has generated much controversy among investigators. Studies have reported that low flow state is present in about 30% of AS patients with normal LVEF [31, 43, 44, 45, 46]. This AS subgroup accounts for about 15–35% of the symptomatic and 5–10% of the asymptomatic AS patients [30]. The classic characteristics described with this AS subtype are small LV cavity size with marked concentric hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, restrictive diastolic physiology, reduced LV longitudinal systolic function, and increased global LV afterload resulting in reduced SVI and worse outcome [6, 31, 47]. Other factors associated with this pattern include women, older age, systemic and/or pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation, and right ventricular dysfunction [27, 46]. Some studies have shown that these patients have one of the worst prognoses as the disease severity is often under-recognized and surgery is delayed. This pattern has shown to have better outcomes than LF/LG AS with reduced LVEF but worse outcomes than moderate AS, HG AS, and NF/LG AS [31, 41, 48]. The likelihood of remaining alive in 3 years without AVR has been reported about five fold lower than normal flow state [43].
\nWhen evaluating patients with this AS entity, it is essential to first exclude potential technical errors which may affect the gradient, stroke volume, and AVA measurements. Next, an integrated approach assessing the different criteria to support severe AS needs to be evaluated. These parameters include clinical characteristics such as physical examination suggestive of severe AS, patient symptoms, and the presence of hypertension. Potential etiologies of low flow state need to be considered. Qualitative imaging analyses such as the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy and LV strain measurements should also be assessed. Once LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF status is confirmed, quantitation of aortic valve calcification using MDCT may be helpful in differentiating true-severe vs. pseudo-severe AS [35, 49] (see Figure 8). One small study showed that low-dose DSE may be useful in confirming the diagnosis with this entity [50].
\nAlgorithm for diagnosing LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF. LF, low flow; LG, low gradient; AS, aortic stenosis; AVA, aortic valve area; MG, mean gradient; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SVI, stroke volume index; AV, aortic valve; MDCT, multi-detector computed tomography.
According to the ACC/AHA guidelines, LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF has a class IIa indication for AVR, if clinical, anatomic, and hemodynamic data support that the patient’s symptom is from the obstructive pathophysiology of the aortic valve [42] (see Table 3). One randomized trial data showed significant survival benefit after TAVR compared to standard medical treatment or similar clinical outcomes vs. SAVR [41]. In patients with greater degree of LV myocardial fibrosis, more advanced stage of diastolic dysfunction and low SVI demonstrated worse outcomes after TAVR [51, 52].
\nIn contrast to the findings described above, some other investigators have shown differing results for this AS entity. In one prospective study with a large number of patients with asymptomatic AS, there was no difference between the moderate stenosis and the low-gradient “severe” AS groups in terms of valve-associated events, major cardiovascular events, or cardiac death, even when the groups were subcategorized into low flow and normal flow states [53]. Another large study demonstrated that patients with LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF had better spontaneous survival than the patients with HG severe AS, and the results are unaffected by flow states. Furthermore, the patients with LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF progressed to develop HG AS over time, and in all patients who showed a reduction in transvalvular gradients over time, this decrease was associated with reduction in LVEF [54]. Another study showed that patients with severe LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF had similar outcomes as patients with mild to moderate AS, and there was no significant benefit of AVR in this group [55]. However, a comparison of two studies by Hachicha et al. [31] and Jander et al. [53] showed that there were some differences between the study group findings which may, at least in part, have contributed to the differing outcomes. Some investigators have proposed for reducing the AVA cutoff value for severe AS closer to ≤0.8 cm2 to avoid overestimation of AS severity [56].
\nThis AS pattern is defined as AVA < 1.0 cm2, AVA indexed < 0.6 cm2, MG < 40 mmHg, and LVEF ≥ 50% with SVI ≥ 35 ml/m2. NF/LG AS has shown to be present in about one third of AS patients [30], and some studies have suggested that this AS pattern may be due to marked reduction in transaortic gradient from systemic hypertension and decreased aortic compliance [57, 58]. Patients with NL/LG AS are reported to have less severe disease than the other AS categories with lower BNP and preserved LV longitudinal function [35]. In terms of diagnosis, technical measurement errors need to be excluded, and aortic valve calcium scoring using MDCT may be beneficial to further determine the AS severity [38]. According to the 2017 European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations, however, this entity is considered to be due to measurement errors or the consequence of inconsistent cutoff values for transaortic velocity/gradient and AVA [35]. Some studies have supported this thought as patients in the NF/LG AS subgroup demonstrated the same outcome as patients with moderate AS [59].
\nThere are no particular recommendations for this subgroup in the current guidelines, and AVR should only be considered in symptomatic patients with confirmed severe AS. One study showed survival benefit in these patients [43], while another study showed no difference in survival in patients who underwent early AVR compared to conservative management [60].
\nProjected AVA calculation
\nProjected AVA at a normal flow rate (250 ml/s) <1.0 cm2 suggests severe AS.
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