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Table 7 Primary and secondary outcomes in patients with right ventricular dysfunction versus those with normal right ventricular function

From: Prognostic significance of right ventricular dysfunction in patients presenting with acute left-sided heart failure

Variables

No RVD Number (%) or mean ± SD (n = 88)

RVD Number (%) or mean ± SD (n = 86)

P value

Primary endpoint

HHF or CV Death

28 (31.8)

45 (52.3)

0.006

Time interval from enrollment to HHF or death (months)

3.8 ± 3.5

4.5 ± 3.2

0.4

Secondary endpoints

 CV death

20 (22.7)

33 (38.4)

0.025

 HHF

12 (16.2)

22 (32.4)

0.047

 All-cause death

3 (3.4)

4 (4.7)

0.68

Hospitalization for any cause

3 (3.4)

5 (5.8)

0.49

ASCV event

7 (4)

6 (3.4)

0.69

ACS

3 (3.4)

4 (4.7)

 

CVA

2 (4)

1 (16.7)

0.5

Vascular

2 (28.6)

1 (16.7)

 

Arrhythmias

8 (9.1)

8 (9.3)

0.96

Time interval from enrollment to first ASCV event (months)

7.5 ± 5.8

7.4 ± 2.6

0.97

  1. Significant P values are given in bold (P value < 0.05)
  2. HHF: hospitalization for heart failure; CV: cardiovascular; SCD: sudden cardiac death; ASCV event: atherosclerotic cardiovascular event; ACS: acute coronary syndrome; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; LOS: length of hospital stay; CCU: cardiac intensive care unit