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Different correlates but similar prognostic implications for right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure patients with reduced or preserved ejection fraction

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To evaluate whether the clinical and echocardiographic correlates and the prognostic significance of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are different in heart failure patients with reduced (HFrEF), mid‐range (HFmrEF), or preserved (HFpEF) left ventricular ejection fraction, a large number of patients with HFrEF, mid-range, or preserved patients are surveyed.
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Aims To evaluate whether the clinical and echocardiographic correlates and the prognostic significance of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are different in heart failure patients with reduced (HFrEF), mid-range (HFmrEF), or preserved (HFpEF) left ventricular ejection fraction. Methods and results The study included 1663 patients with heart failure caused by ischaemic or hypertensive heart disease or by idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Left ventricular ejection fraction was 40 mmHg was by far the strongest correlate of a reduced TAPSE in HFpEF and HFmrEF patients (interaction analysis, P = 0.0011). TAPSE/PASP proved to be a powerful predictor of prognosis in all patients. Conclusions The correlates of RV dysfunction differ in HFrEF compared with HFpEF and HFmrEF patients. Regardless of the extent of LV dysfunction, the TAPSE/PASP ratio is a powerful independent predictor of prognosis in all heart failure patients.

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Right ventricular function in cardiovascular disease, part II: pathophysiology, clinical importance, and management of right ventricular failure.

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