Right ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor of survival in patients with dilated chronic Chagas' cardiomyopathy
- 作者：Maria do Carmo P. Nunes ; Manoel Otá ; vio C. Rocha ; Antô ; nio Luiz P. Ribeiro ; Enrico A. Colosimo ; Renato A. Rezende ; Guilherme Augusto A. Carmo ; Marcia M. Barbosa
- 关键词：Right ventricle ; Chagas' disease ; Cardiomyopathy ; Tei index ; Echocardiography
- 刊名：International Journal of Cardiology
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：128_01675273
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：21 July 2008
- 卷：127
- 期：3
- 页码：372-379
- 文件大小：272 K
摘要
Right ventricular (RV) involvement is a typical feature of Chagas' disease. In patients with congestive heart failure of other etiologies, RV dysfunction is a strong indicator of poor prognosis. However, the prognostic value of RV dysfunction in patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy has not been reported. This study sought to investigate the prognostic value of RV dysfunction, apart from other well established risk factors, in patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy.