IMPACT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND/OR DIABETES ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS BEFORE AND AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

In aortic stenosis (AS), metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are associated with more left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. We aimed to examine the impact of MetS/DM on LV mass in patients with severe AS referred to aortic valve replacement (AVR) and on the LV mass regression after AVR