Key result
Higher right ventricular diastolic pressure and non-left heart failure etiologies were associated with cardiac hepatopathy in patients with right heart failure.
Why the study?
What are the clinical and hemodynamic predictors of cardiac hepatopathy in patients with right heart failure?
Population
188 subjects with right ventricular hypokinesis or dilatation on echocardiography performed within 30 days…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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CH correlates with RV hemodynamics in cross-sectional data; leaves open causality and need for prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=188)
No
What are the clinical and hemodynamic predictors of cardiac hepatopathy in patients with right heart failure?
Cardiac hepatopathy in right heart failure is primarily driven by congestive mechanisms (elevated RV diastolic pressure), though low cardiac output may contribute in patients without left heart failure.
Megalla et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Right heart failure (n=188). Clinical and hemodynamic characteristics (e.g., higher RV diastolic pressure, low cardiac output) vs. Patients without these characteristics was evaluated on Cardiac hepatopathy. Higher right ventricular diastolic pressure and non-left heart failure etiologies were associated with cardiac hepatopathy in patients with right heart failure.
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