Impaired right ventricular reserve predicts adverse cardiac outcomes in adults with congenital right heart disease
Yeh D, Schmidt A, Eisman A, Serfas J, Naqvi M, Youniss M, Ryfa A, Khan A, Safi L, Tabtabai S, Bhatt A, Lewis G. Impaired right ventricular reserve predicts adverse cardiac outcomes in adults with congenital right heart disease. Heart 2018, 104: 2044. PMID: 30030334, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary exercise testingRV reserveRight ventricleHeart failureNew York Heart Association classPrimary composite clinical outcomeFirst-pass radionuclide ventriculographyPrevalence of heart failureRV ejection fractionRV systolic functionEvent-free survivalMedian follow-upCongenital heart diseaseReserve groupComposite clinical outcomeAdverse cardiac outcomesTertiary care centreRight ventricular reserveAdverse cardiovascular outcomesPredicting adverse cardiovascular outcomesSystolic function assessmentRV dilatationACHD populationPrognostic impactAsymptomatic patients