Bi-ventricular contractile reserve offers an incremental prognostic value for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Conclusion
Assessment of RV contractile reserve during dobutamine stress offers a significantly better prognostic value for patients with DCM. Bi-ventricular contractile reserve may be required for a favourable outcome, so that estimation of RV contractile reserve should be considered part of a comprehensive functional assessment of these patients.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - October 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matsumoto, K., Tanaka, H., Onishi, A., Motoji, Y., Tatsumi, K., Sawa, T., Miyoshi, T., Imanishi, J., Mochizuki, Y., Hirata, K.-i. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research