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The secondary outcome was the association of these LV indexes with cardiovascular death (CVD). Clinical and echocardiographic data were analyzed retrospectively. A de novo disk-summation method was used to derive LV volumes and volume-derived LVEF.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230172-9\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 1259 patients (mean [SD] age, 64 [17] years; 934 [74%] male), 515 (41%) were Japanese and 744 (59%) were Taiwanese. The median follow-up was 4.1 years (IQR, 1.56-7.24 years). The mean (SD) body surface area was 1.67 (0.21) m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; LVEF, 55% (11%); LVESDi, 24.7 (5.7) mm\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; LVESVi, 50.1 (28.0) mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; and indexed mid\u2013ascending aorta size, 24.7 (5.5) mm\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. Aortic valve surgery occurred in 483 patients (38%); 240 patients (19%) died during follow-up. Overall mean (SD) 8-year survival was 74% (2%). Separate multivariate models adjusted for covariates demonstrated independent associations of LVEF, LVESDi, and LVESVi with ACD (LVEF: hazard ratio [HR] per 10%, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.70-0.92; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002; LVESDi: HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01-1.06; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002; LVESVi: HR per 10 mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.05-1.17; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) and CVD (LVEF: HR per 10%, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.56-0.85; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001; LVESDi: HR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.09; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01; LVESVi per 10 mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>: HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.06-1.24; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001). In the total cohort, spline curves showed that mortality started to increase for an LVEF of 53% or less, LVESDi of 22 mm\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> or greater, and LVESVi of 46 mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> or greater for both ACD and CVD. Early surgery was beneficial in 3 strata of LVESDi (&amp;amp;lt;20, 20 to &amp;amp;lt;25, and \u226525 mm\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and 2 strata of LVESVi (&amp;amp;lt;46 and \u226546 mL\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230172-10\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>This multicenter cohort study of Asian patients with hemodynamically significant AR found cutoff values of LVEF, LVESDi, and LVESVi that were associated with increased risk of death. 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