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Global work index correlates with established prognostic parameters of heart failure

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Identification of patients with heart failure and a poor prognosis is paramount to ensure timely and adequate treatment. We investigated the relationship between the new measures of noninvasive pressure‐strain analysis,… Click to show full abstract

Identification of patients with heart failure and a poor prognosis is paramount to ensure timely and adequate treatment. We investigated the relationship between the new measures of noninvasive pressure‐strain analysis, such as the global work index (GWI), and established prognostic parameters of echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX), and N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐pro‐BNP).

Keywords: work index; global work; prognostic parameters; heart failure; established prognostic

Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2020

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