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Deterioration in right ventricular structure and function over time in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction

Abstract Aims Prevalent right ventricular (RV) dysfunction (RVD) is associated with increased mortality in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but no study has characterized long-term changes in RV structure and function within the same patient. Methods and results...

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Published in:European heart journal 2019-02, Vol.40 (8), p.689-697
Main Authors: Obokata, Masaru, Reddy, Yogesh N V, Melenovsky, Vojtech, Pislaru, Sorin, Borlaug, Barry A
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Aims Prevalent right ventricular (RV) dysfunction (RVD) is associated with increased mortality in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but no study has characterized long-term changes in RV structure and function within the same patient. Methods and results Patients with unequivocal HFpEF defined by either invasive haemodynamics or hospitalization for pulmonary oedema (n = 271) underwent serial echocardiographic evaluations >6 months apart. Clinical, structural, functional, and haemodynamic characteristics were examined. Over a median of 4.0 years (interquartile range 2.1–6.1), there was a 10% decline in RV fractional area change and 21% increase in RV diastolic area (both P 
ISSN:0195-668X
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DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy809