Open AccessPulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Author(s) -
Marco Guazzi,
Marco Vicenzi,
Ross Arena,
Maurizio D. Guazzi
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.110.983866
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , sildenafil , pulmonary wedge pressure , heart failure , pulmonary artery , pulmonary hypertension , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , vascular resistance , blood pressure
The prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is increasing. The prognosis worsens with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular (RV) failure development. We targeted pulmonary hypertension and RV burden with the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor sildenafil.
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