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ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2022

Improved diastolic dysfunction is associated with higher forward flow and better prognosis in chronic heart failure.

Frank Lloyd Dini, Piercarlo Ballo, Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Ibadete Bytyçi, Andreina D'Agostino, Gani Bajraktari, Roberto Pedrinelli, Michael Y Henein

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  1. Mid-term clinical outcomes and cardiac function in patients receiving cardiac contractility modulation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
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Frank Lloyd DiniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Piercarlo BalloDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Nicola Riccardo PuglieseDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy. n.r.pugliese88@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-227X
Ibadete BytyçiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Andreina D'AgostinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Gani BajraktariDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Roberto PedrinelliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Michael Y HeneinDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy.

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Abstract

The benefit of repeat assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in heart failure (HF) remains uncertain. We assessed the prognostic value of repeat echocardiographic assessment of LV filling pressure (LVFP) and its interaction with cardiac index (CI) in ambulatory patients with chronic HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We enrolled 357 patients (age 68 ± 11 years; 22% female) with chronic HFrEF. Patients underwent a clinical and echocardiographic examination at baseline. LVFP as assessed by the 2016 Guidelines and Doppler-derived CI were estimated. After the second echocardiographic examination, patients were followed for a median time of 30 months. The study endpoint included all-cause death and hospitalization for worsening HF. Patients who normalized LVFP or showed persistently normal LVFP at the follow-up examination had a significantly lower mortality rate than those with worsening or persistently raised LVFP (p < 0.0001). After stratification by CI, patients with elevated LVFP and CI < 2.0 l/min/m

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