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Published on: November 26, 2018
Prognostic value of right ventricular mass, volume, and function in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Serge A van Wolferen1, Johannes T Marcus, Anco Boonstra
1Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Institute for Cardiovascular Research ICaR-VU, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aims:
This study investigated the relationship between right ventricular (RV) structure and function and survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH).
Methods And Results:
In 64 patients, cardiac magnetic resonance, right heart catheterization, and the six-minute walk test (6MWT) were performed at baseline and after 1-year follow-up. RV structure and function were analysed as predictors of mortality. During a mean follow-up of 32 months, 19 patients died. A low stroke volume (SV), RV dilatation, and impaired left ventricular (LV) filling independently predicted mortality. In addition, a further decrease in SV, progressive RV dilatation, and further decrease in LV end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) at 1-year follow-up were the strongest predictors of mortality. According to Kaplan-Meier survival curves, survival was lower in patients with an inframedian SV index
Conclusions:
The RV contains prognostic information in IPAH. A large RV volume, low SV, and a reduced LV volume are strong independent predictors of mortality and treatment failure.
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