Why the study?
Does the mitral inflow pattern provide similar prognostic value to peak oxygen uptake in patients with systolic heart failure?
Population
100 patients with systolic heart failure (ejection fraction <45%)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 17 months
Authors
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Mitral inflow patterns may refine prognosis in systolic HF; hypothesis-generating for added value beyond peak oxygen uptake.
Does the mitral inflow pattern provide similar prognostic value to peak oxygen uptake in patients with systolic heart failure?
While left ventricular filling patterns predict exercise capacity and outcome in systolic heart failure independently of ejection fraction, peak oxygen uptake remains a superior prognostic marker.
Jean‐Yves Tabet (2000) studied this question.
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