Relationship Between Right Ventricular Volumes Measured by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Prognosis in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract

Twenty-five per cent of patients with heart failure due to LV systolic dysfunction have a dilated right ventricle. Greater RV dimensions predict mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Treatments aimed at preserving or enhancing RV structure and function, possibly by unloading the RV by reducing pulmonary vascular resistance or left atrial pressure, should be investigated.