Why the study?
Do greater right ventricular dimensions measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Do greater right ventricular dimensions measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Greater right ventricular dimensions measured by CMR predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure, suggesting RV structure and function as important prognostic markers and potential therapeutic targets.
RV dilation identifies higher-risk HF patients on CMR; supports prognostic value but leaves open therapeutic targeting.
Twenty-five per cent of patients with heart failure due to LV systolic dysfunction have a dilated right ventricle. Greater RV dimensions predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Treatments aimed at preserving or enhancing RV structure and function, possibly by unloading the RV by reducing pulmonary vascular resistance or left atrial pressure, should be investigated.
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