Alberto Palazzuoli, Frank Loyd Dini, PierGiuseppe Agostoni, Alessandra Cartocci, Francesco Morrone, Lucia Tricarico, Michele Correale, Valentina Mercurio, Savina Nodari, Paolo Severino, Roberto Badagliacca, Francesco Barillà, Stefania Paolillo, Pasquale Perrone Filardi
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and pulmonary hypertension have been recognized as two important prognostic features in patients with left side heart failure. Current literature does not distinguish between right heart failure (RHF) and RVD, and the two terms are used indiscriminately to describe pulmonary hypertension and RVD as well as clinical sign of RHF. Therefore, the right ventricle (RV) adaptation across the whole spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) values has been poorly investigated...
April 22, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine