Associations of Lifelong Exercise Characteristics With Valvular Function and Aortic Diameters in Patients With a Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Author:

Schreurs Bibi A.12ORCID,Hopman Maria T. E.1,Bakker Chantal M.1,Duijnhouwer Anthonie L.2ORCID,van Royen Niels2ORCID,Thompson Paul D.3ORCID,van Kimmenade Roland R. J.2ORCID,Eijsvogels Thijs M. H.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical BioSciences Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands

2. Department of Cardiology Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands

3. Department of Cardiology Hartford Hospital Hartford CT

Abstract

Background The potential impact of exercise on valvular function and aortic diameters in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve remains unclear. Therefore, we assessed the association between lifelong exercise characteristics, valvular dysfunction, and aortic dilatation in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve. Methods and Results In this cross‐sectional study, exercise volume (metabolic equivalent of task minutes per week), exercise intensity, and sport type were determined from the age of 12 years to participation using a validated questionnaire. Echocardiography was used to assess aortic stenosis or aortic regurgitation and to measure diameters at the sinuses of Valsalva and ascending aorta. Aortic dilatation was defined as a Z ‐score ≥2. Four hundred and seven patients (42±17 years, 60% men) were included, of which 133 were sedentary (<500 metabolic equivalent of task minutes per week), 94 active (500–1000 metabolic equivalent of task minutes per week), and 180 highly active (≥1000 metabolic equivalent of task minutes per week). Moderate‐to‐severe aortic stenosis or aortic regurgitation was present in 23.7% and 20.0%, respectively. Sinuses of Valsalva and ascending aorta diameters were 34.8±6.6 and 36.5±8.1 mm, whereas aortic dilatation was found in 21.6% and 53.4%, respectively. Exercise volume was not associated with valve dysfunction or aortic dilatation. Vigorous intensity and mixed sports were associated with a lower prevalence of aortic stenosis (adjusted odds ratios, 0.43 [0.20–0.94] and adjusted odds ratios, 0.47 [0.23–0.95]). Exercise intensity and sport type were not associated with aortic regurgitation and aortic dilatation. Conclusions We found no deleterious associations between lifelong exercise characteristics, valvular dysfunction, and aortic dilatation in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve. Vigorous intensity and exercise in mixed sports were associated with a lower prevalence of moderate‐to‐severe aortic stenosis. These observations suggest that lifelong exercise does not appear to induce adverse cardiovascular effects in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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