Why the study?
Does right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RV-fwLS) provide incremental prognostic information over standard clinical and echocardiographic parameters in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure?
Population
618 patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure, mean age 72±13 years, 38% women, mean…
Comparison
Assessment of right ventricular free wall… vs Standard clinical risk evaluation and standard…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 427 days
Authors
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May enhance ADHF risk stratification; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RV-fwLS) provide incremental prognostic information over standard clinical and echocardiographic parameters in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure?
Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain assessed before discharge is an independent predictor of cardiovascular death and heart failure readmission in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, offering incremental prognostic value over standard clinical risk models.
Hamada‐Harimura et al. (2018) studied this question.
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