Effects of carvedilol on right ventricular function in chronic heart failure

RA Quaife, PE Christian, EM Gilbert, FL Datz… - American Journal of …, 1998 - ajconline.org
Recent studies using-adrenergic blocker therapy in chronic heart failure (CHF) have
demonstrated improved left ventricular (LV) function characterized by increased ejection
fraction1–5 and improved functional capacity. 5 We have previously demonstrated that
carvedilol improved LV ejection fraction and also prevented dilatation of the left ventricle. 6
However, the effects of-blocker therapy on right ventricular (RV) volume and systolic function
in a placebo-controlled trial of CHF has received only limited investigation. Importantly, RV …