Prevalence and Significance of Alterations in Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction
Author(s) -
Michael R. Zile,
John S. Gottdiener,
Scott Hetzel,
John J.V. McMurray,
Michel Komajda,
Robert S. McKelvie,
Catalin F. Baicu,
Barry M. Massie,
Peter E. Carson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.011031
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , heart failure , ejection fraction , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , hazard ratio , left atrial enlargement , ventricular remodeling , diastole , muscle hypertrophy , proportional hazards model , concentric hypertrophy , natriuretic peptide , univariate analysis , atrial fibrillation , confidence interval , blood pressure , multivariate analysis , sinus rhythm
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of abnormalities in cardiac structure and function present in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and to determine whether these alterations in structure and function were associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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