Why the study?
Does right ventricular systolic function (measured by Stv) predict death or heart failure hospitalization in patients with newly diagnosed systolic heart failure?
Population
180 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed systolic heart failure (ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Stv may refine prognostication in new systolic HF; leaves open incremental value and need for prospective validation.
Does right ventricular systolic function (measured by Stv) predict death or heart failure hospitalization in patients with newly diagnosed systolic heart failure?
Right ventricular systolic function, assessed by TDI peak systolic velocity at the tricuspid annulus, is a significant prognostic predictor for death or heart failure hospitalization in newly diagnosed systolic heart failure.
Chrysohoou et al. (2011) studied this question.
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