Abstract
AbstractRight ventricular failure (RVF) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant is associated with increasing morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify the best predictors of RVF post LVAD-implant among biochemical, haemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters. From 2009 to 2019, 38 patients who underwent LVAD implantation at our centre were prospectively enrolled. Preoperative clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic and haemodynamic parameters were reported. Overall, eight patients (21%) developed RVF over time, which revealed to be strongly related to overall mortality. Pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) resulted to be the most significant right heart catheterization index in discriminating RVF vs no RVF patients [(1.32 ± 0.26 vs. 3.95 ± 3.39 respectively) p = 0.0036]. Regarding transthoracic echocardiography, RVF was associated with reduced free wall right ventricular longitudinal strain (fw-RVLS) (− 7.9 ± 1.29 vs. − 16.14 ± 5.83) (p < 0.009), which was superior to other echocardiographic determinants of RVF. Among laboratory values, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was strongly increased in RVF patients [(10,496.13 pg/ml ± 5272.96 pg/ml vs. 2865, 5 pg/ml ± 2595.61 pg/ml) p = 0.006]. PAPi, NT-proBNP and fwRVLS were the best pre-operative predictors of RVF, a post-LVAD implant complication which was confirmed to have a great impact on survival. In particular, fwRVLS has been proven to be the strongest independent predictor.
Funder
Università degli Studi di Siena
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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