Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation-The role of speckle-tracking echocardiography: A meta-analysis.

Kirolos BarssoumAhmed M AltibiDevesh RaiAdnan KharsaAshish KumarMedhat ChowdhuryAhmed ElkaryoniAhmed Sami AbuzaidBipul BaibhavVishal ParikhAhmad MasriMyriam AmsallemNavin C Nanda

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

RVGLS and RVFWS were lower in patients who developed RVF as compared to non-RVF patients. In a subgroup analysis, TTE-derived RVGLS and RVFWS were reduced in RVF patients as compared to non-RVF patients. This difference was not reported with TEE.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
left ventricular assist device
computed tomography
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
clinical evaluation