Key result
RV systolic function parameters including TAPSE correlate with COPD severity.
Why the study?
Chronic pulmonary heart is the main cardiovascular complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but right ventricular systolic function and its relationship with pulmonary function testing data required evaluation.
Population
30 in- or outpatients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Dakar
Design
Multicenter cross-sectional study
Authors
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RV systolic parameters associate with COPD severity; leaves open whether routine echo monitoring improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=30)
Yes
Multiple echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular systolic function correlate significantly with the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Alassane et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (n=30). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) severity was evaluated on Correlation between right ventricular systolic function parameters and COPD severity. Right ventricular systolic function parameters, including TAPSE (p=0.0099), fractional area change (p=0.0095), tricuspid S' velocity (p=0.0173), and TEI index (p=0.038), were significantly correlated with COPD severity.
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