Right ventricular recovery during follow‐up is associated with improved survival in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

A compromised tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) is associated with worse survival in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, it is not known whether a reversible abnormal TAPSE at follow‐up predicts survival. Our aim was to evaluate whether a reversible abnormal TAPSE is associated with a better survival in patients with chronic HFrEF.

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