Characteristics and prognostic value of right ventricular (dys)function in patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Aims: In non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), concomitant right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is frequently observed. This study sought to determine the correlation of RV dysfunction with several cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging characteristics in patients with DCM, and the prognostic value of RV dysfunction on all-cause mortality and ventricular arrhythmias (VA) was evaluated.

Methods And Results: Consecutive patients with DCM and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (ejection fraction < 50%) on CMR were included retrospectively.