Fick Cardiac Index Predicts Disease Progression in UNOS Status 2 Patients

Abstract

not significant predictors. In an analysis restricted to 88 pts with cardiopulmonary stress test data, peak VO2 was a significant predictor of event-free survival time (p= 0.004). In this model, CI retained significance, but SHFS did not. Conclusion: Among pts with advanced HF who are not yet inotrope dependent, low Fick CI and SHFS are associated with rate of HF disease progression. These data may help to further inform shared-decision making during patient selection for cardiac transplantation. It is possible that the association between HF disease progression and CI also reflects the influence of this metric on clinical decision making.