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. 2020 Oct;10(5):1580–1603. doi: 10.21037/cdt-20-479

Table 1. Comparative prevalence and prognostic value of right ventricular dysfunction in selected studies conducted on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and in those with heart failure preserved ejection fraction.

First author, journal, year Number RV dysfunction criteria Prevalence of RV dysfunction Link with outcomes
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
   Forfia et al. AJRCCM, 2006 63 precapillary PH TAPSE; RVFAC 44% with TAPSE <18 mm, 50% with RVFAC <30% During a median FU of 19.3 months, TAPSE <18 mm and RVFAC <30% were predictors of all-cause death.
   Mathai et al. The Journal of Rheumatology, 2011 50 SSc-PAH TAPSE; RVFAC 50% with TAPSE <17 mm, 50% with RVFAC <30.9% During a median FU of 15.7 months, TAPSE ≤17 mm conferred a nearly 4-fold increased risk of death [HR =3.81, 95% CI (1.31–11.1), P<0.01]
   Van de Veerdonk et al. JACC, 2011 110 PAH RVEF by CMR 50% with RVEF <36% During a 47-month FU, RVEF was associated with mortality independently from pulmonary vascular resistance. Changes in RVEF at 1 year were also associated with survival
   Fine et al. Circulation: CV imaging, 2013 575 suspected or confirmed pre-capillary PH Peak RV longitudinal strain (RVLS) 50% had an RVLS −21 During a median FU of 16.5 months, RVLS predicted survival in addition to NYHA class and NT-proBNP levels
   Ryo et al. Circulation: CV Imaging, 2015 92 patients with pre-capillary PH RV end-systolic volume index by 3D echo 50% with TAPSE <19 mm; 50% with 3D RVEF <33%; 50% with 3D RV global area strain >−21% During the 6-month FU, RV end-systolic volume indexed on body surface area was associated with PH-related hospitalization, death, or lung surgery (lung transplantation or pulmonary endarterectomy)
   Amsallem et al. Circulation: CV Imaging, 2017 228 PAH RVESRI; RVLS; RVFAC; TAPSE 72% had a RVLS >−20%; 88% had a RVFAC <35%; 53% had a TAPSE <18 mm During the 5-year FU, RVESRI predicted clinical worsening (death, transplant or readmission for heart failure) in addition to NYHA class and NT-proBNP levels. RVESRI was more reproducible and prognostic than RVLS, and incremental to the REVEAL score.
   Swift et al. AJRCCM, 2017 576 PAH RVEF; RVESVi 50% had RVEF <39% During the 42-month FU, RVESV index was an independent predictor of mortality in addition to relative pulmonary arterial change (stiffness)
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
   Burke et al. Circulation: Heart Failure, 2013 419 HFpEF TAPSE; RVFAC; RVESAI; RVEDAI 28% had TAPSE <16 mm; 15% had RVFAC <35% During an 18-month FU, TAPSE was a predictor of outcome independently of pulmonary pressures
   Mohammed et al. Circulation, 2014 562 HFpEF TAPSE; Semiquantitative RV function 50% had TAPSE <17 mm During the 8-year FU, semiquantitative RV dysfunction (or TAPSE) was associated with mortality, independently from pulmonary pressures
   Melenovsky et al. Eur Heart J, 2014 96 HFpEF RVFAC 33% had RVFAC <35% During a 529-day FU, RVFAC <35% was the strongest predictor of death
   Aschauer et al. Eur J Heart Failure, 2015 171 HFpEF RVEF; by CMR 19% had RVEF <45% During a 573-day FU, RVEF <45% was a predictor of cardiac death or admission for heart failure, independently from diabetes, 6-minute walk distance and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure
   Morris et al. Eur H J: CV Imaging, 2017 218 HFpEF RV strain (global and free-wall); TAPSE; RVFAC; S’ 50% had TAPSE <19 mm RV global and free wall systolic strain were significantly linked to the symptomatic status of the patient. No data on outcomes
   Hussain et al. Circulation: Heart Failure, 2016 137 HFpEF (subgroup from RELAX trial) TAPSE; TAPSE/RVSP 50% had TAPSE <17 mm No data on outcomes

CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; FU, follow-up; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PAH: pulmonary arterial hypertension; PH, pulmonary hypertension; REVEAL, registry to evaluate early and long-term PAH disease management; RVEDAI, right ventricular end-diastolic area index; RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction; RVESAI: right ventricular end-systolic area index; RVESRI, right ventricular end-systolic remodeling index; RVESVi, right ventricular end-systolic volume index; RVFAC, right ventricular fractional area change; RVLS, right ventricular longitudinal strain; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure estimated by echocardiography; SSc-PAH, systemic sclerosis-related PAH; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.