Right Ventricular Dysfunction as an Independent Predictor of Short- and Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure

Abstract

Decreased RV systolic function as estimated by TAPSE is associated with increased mortality in patients admitted for HF, and is independent of other risk factors in HF including left ventricular function. The co-existence of COPD is also associated with an adverse prognosis independent of the RV systolic function.