Global Longitudinal Strain Predicts Poor Functional Capacity in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure.

Rafael José Coelho MaiaSimone Cristina Soares BrandãoJéssica Costa LeiteGiordano Bruno ParenteFilipe PinheiroBruna Thays Santana AraújoMaria Inês Remígio AguiarSílvia Marinho Martins AlvesDaniella Cunha BrandãoArmele Dornelas de Andrade

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2019)

GLS was significantly associated with all functional CPET parameters. It could classify HF patients according to the functional capacity and may stratify which patients have a poor prognosis and therefore to deserve more differentiated treatment, such as heart transplantation.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
heart failure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
long non coding rna
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
patient reported
replacement therapy
combination therapy