Ergospirometry and Echocardiography in Early Stage of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and in Healthy Individuals | Zendy

Eduardo Lima Garcia | Zendy; Márcio Garcia Menezes | Zendy; Charles de Moraes Stefani | Zendy; Luiz Cláudio Danzmann | Zendy; Marco Antônio Rodrigues Torres | Zendy

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Ergospirometry and Echocardiography in Early Stage of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and in Healthy Individuals

Author(s) -

Eduardo Lima Garcia,

Márcio Garcia Menezes,

Charles de Moraes Stefani,

Luiz Cláudio Danzmann,

Marco Antônio Rodrigues Torres

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1678-4170

pISSN - 0066-782X

DOI - 10.5935/abc.20150085

Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , heart failure , diastole , population , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , diastolic heart failure , stroke volume , doppler echocardiography , blood pressure , environmental health

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a syndrome characterized by changes in diastolic function; it is more prevalent among the elderly, women, and individuals with systemic hypertension (SH) and diabetes mellitus. However, in its early stages, there are no signs of congestion and it is identified in tests by adverse remodeling, decreased exercise capacity and diastolic dysfunction.

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