Epidemiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
C Andersson, RS Vasan - Heart failure clinics, 2014 - heartfailure.theclinics.com
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) can be defined as a clinical syndrome
in which the heart is unable to deliver the requisite amount of oxygen to the tissues
commensurate with their metabolic needs, or does so but only at the expense of increased
left ventricular (LV) filling pressures, despite a normal ejection fraction. Other terms used for
this condition include backward heart failure and diastolic heart failure. The reported
prevalence of HFPEF is increasing, in part because of a greater awareness of the diagnosis …
in which the heart is unable to deliver the requisite amount of oxygen to the tissues
commensurate with their metabolic needs, or does so but only at the expense of increased
left ventricular (LV) filling pressures, despite a normal ejection fraction. Other terms used for
this condition include backward heart failure and diastolic heart failure. The reported
prevalence of HFPEF is increasing, in part because of a greater awareness of the diagnosis …