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Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Death After Coronary Bypass Grafting

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Submitted by

Arie Blitz

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(15)01884-6/abstract

Author(s)

Anne-Catherine M. Pouleur, Michel F. Rousseau, Sylvie A. Ahn, Mihaela Amzulescu, Fabian Demeure, Christophe de Meester, David Vancraeynest, Agnès Pasquet, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, Bernhard L. Gerber

This Belgian study prospectively analyzed the predictors of long-term mortality in a group of 107 consecutive CABG patients with an LV EF < 35%. All patients underwent preoperative Cardiac MR to assess both LV and RV EF. Right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVSD), defined as an RV EF < 35%, was a strong independent predictor of mortality at a median follow-up of 4.7 years. The presence of RVSD more than doubled long-term mortality.