Open AccessInvasive Hemodynamic and Metabolic Evaluation of HFpEF
Author(s) -
J. Emanuel Finet,
Erik H. Van Iterson,
W.H. Wilson Tang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.724
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1534-3189
pISSN - 1092-8464
DOI - 10.1007/s11936-021-00904-7
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , cardiology , exercise intolerance , hemodynamics , disease , intensive care medicine , heart failure , ejection fraction
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex and heterogeneous condition of multiple causes, characterized by a clinical syndrome resulting from elevated left ventricular filling pressures, with an apparently unimpaired left ventricular systolic function. Although HFpEF has been long recognized as a distinct entity with significant morbidity for patients, its diagnosis remains challenging to this day. In recent years, few diagnostic algorithms have been postulated to aid in the identification of this condition. Invasive hemodynamic and metabolic evaluation is often warranted for the conclusive diagnosis and risk stratification of HFpEF, in patients presenting with undifferentiated DOE.