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Independent and additive prognostic value of right ventricular systolic function and pulmonary artery pressure in patients with chronic heart failure

Stefano Ghio, MD, FESC^*, Antonello Gavazzi, MD, FESC^*, Carlo Campana, MD^*, Corinna Inserra, MD^*, Catherine Klersy, MD, Roberta Sebastiani, MD^*, Eloisa Arbustini, MD, Franco Recusani, MD^* and Luigi Tavazzi, MD, FESC, FACC^*

^* Dipartimento di Cardiologia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Direzione Scientifica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Relation between mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP).

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Relation between mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM = continuous line, open squares) and in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD = dotted line, open triangles).

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Survival rates without urgent heart transplantation in patients grouped according to the coupling between mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF). Group 1 = normal PAP/preserved RVEF (n = 73); group 2 = normal PAP/low RVEF (n = 68); group 3 = high PAP/preserved RVEF (n = 21); and group 4 = high PAP/low RVEF (n = 215).