ArticleJournal of cardiovascular echography
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function and its Role in the Prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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- NT-proBNP in Different Patient Groups of COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Pooled it
- Right ventricular strain impairment due to hypoxia in patients with COPD: a post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials.Open heart · 2025Trial
- Echocardiographic reference values in elderly with a focus on octogenarians and older.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2026Article
- From China's Multicenter Prospective Cohort: Right Ventricular Afterload and Prognosis in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- Clinical and prognostic differences in mild to moderate AECOPD with and without emphysema: a 3-year multicenter prospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association of Carbohydrate Antigen 125 Levels and Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Right Ventricular Strain and Left Ventricular Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography-Independent Prognostic Associations in COPD Alongside NT-proBNP.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Failure Comorbidity in Older Adults: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.Aging and disease · 2025Article
- Significance of Pulmonary Vascular Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Pulmonary circulation · 2025Review
- Effect of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on Biventricular Mechanics in Patients Without Severe Airflow Obstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Effects of dual bronchodilation on right ventricular function and troponin-I in newly diagnosed, moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective real-world observational study.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseObservational
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Abstract
backgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with structural and mechanical changes in the pulmonary vascular bed that increase right ventricular (RV) afterload and subsequently right heart failure.
objectivesThe aim of the study was to elucidate RV dysfunction at rest by echocardiography in a cohort of COPD patients and to study its impact on prognosis.
methods84 patients of COPD and 40 matching healthy controls were evaluated at baseline. Evaluation included clinical examination, pulmonary function tests; 6 minutes walk test and echocardiography. Patient with COPD were again evaluated after 6 months.
resultsAll echocardiographic parameters of RV function were significantly impaired in COPD patients as compared to controls. Clinical deterioration in COPD group was much more in patients with baseline abnormal RV function (89%) and patients with RV systolic pressure ≥35 mmHg (
conclusionsRV myocardial performance index and basal strain showed largest difference between controls and COPD cases. Clinical deterioration was more common in patients with abnormal RV function parameters and pulmonary hypertension.
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