Global myocardial strain after the Ozaki aortic valve replacement in low-gradient critical aortic stenosis and heart failure: a case report

Abstract

The article presents the results of 1,5-year follow-up after surgery of critical aortic stenosis by the Ozaki technique in a patient with severe heart failure using data on global longitudinal strain.

Keywords

• aortic stenosis
• prosthetics
• ozaki procedure
• global longitudinal strain
• strain
• neocuspidization
• prosthesis-patient mismatch
• remodeling