Prediction of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: role of vasodilator challenge.
Giulio CacioliVincenzo PolizziMichele CiabattiErnesto CristianoAmedeo PergoliniGiada DistefanoPaola Lilla Della MonicaMarina ComissoVito PiazzaFabio SbaragliaFrancesco MusumeciPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2022)
Post-NTP PAPi has observed to be an independent predictor of RVF following LVAD implantation. Dynamic assessment of PAPi using a vasodilator challenge may represent a method of testing RV functional reserve in candidates for LVAD implantation. Larger and prospective studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.