RIGHT VENTRICLE FREE WALL STRAIN PREDICTS POST-SURGICAL LOW CARDIAC OUTPUT SYNDROME IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

Background: Severe aortic stenosis (AoS) represents a common entity for which surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains the treatment of choice. Low cardiac output syndrome after SAVR is related with increased mortality and treatment related costs. Recently strain imaging has been shown to be