Key result
Ventricular-arterial coupling was documented as a prognostic tool in pediatric heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, with derived cutoff values determining outcome.
Why the study?
Although ventricular-arterial coupling has established utility in adult heart failure, its role as a prognostic tool in pediatric heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy had not been documented.
Does ventricular-arterial coupling predict outcomes in pediatric patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy?
Observational
Does ventricular-arterial coupling predict outcomes in pediatric patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy?
Ventricular-arterial coupling is a novel echocardiographic prognostic tool for pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
May support risk stratification in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Ventricular-arterial coupling, earlier used for research and experimental purposes, is being used currently for bedside patient evaluation and decision making. Its use in adults with heart failure has been proven. In pediatric heart failure, due to dilated cardiomyopathy, its use as a prognostic tool has been first documented in this study, and cutoff values determining outcome, have been derived.
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Sakshi Sachdeva (2019) conducted an observational in Pediatric heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Ventricular-arterial coupling was evaluated on Outcome. Ventricular-arterial coupling was documented as a prognostic tool in pediatric heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, with derived cutoff values determining outcome.
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