Prediction of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation in patients with heart failure: a meta-analysis comparing echocardiographic parameters.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Between 10% and 40% of patients who receive a left ventricular assistance device (LVAD) suffer from right ventricular failure (RVF) shortly after the device is implanted. Patients with post-LVAD RVF tend to have poor outcomes. Only a few predictive factors concerning the right ventricle (RV) have been investigated. Our goal was to search for non-invasive variables that correlate with RV function, focusing on echocardiographic parameters of the RV.

Methods

We selected 3 parameters: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, right ventricular fractional area change and right ventricular global longitudinal strain. We searched the literature and pooled relevant studies in a meta-analysis. Finally, we performed a statistical analysis to confirm whether each parameter

SUBMITTER: Chriqui LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8691721 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature