Differences in left ventricular functional properties in healthy adults with greater end-diastolic versus end-systolic aortic valve annular area—detailed analysis from the three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiographic MAGYAR-Healthy Study

Although most of healthy adults have a greater end-systolic than end-diastolic AVA area, 30% of cases show a greater end-diastolic AVA area. Healthy subjects with a greater end-diastolic AVA area demonstrated reduced basal radial and longitudinal LV strains, as well as lower basal LV rotation, compared with those with a greater end-systolic AVA area.