Cardiac index predicts long-term outcomes in patients with heart failure.
Tatsuro IbeHiroshi WadaKenichi SakakuraYusuke UgataHisataka MakiKei YamamotoMasaru SeguchiYousuke TaniguchiHiroyuki JinnouchiHideo FujitaPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The hemodynamic severity categorized by CI and RAP levels provided clear risk stratification in patients with symptomatic heart failure. Low CI was an independent predictor of long-term cardiac outcomes.