Open AccessThe haemodynamic basis of lung congestion during exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Author(s) -
Yogesh N.V. Reddy,
Masaru Obokata,
Brandon M. Wiley,
Katlyn E. Koepp,
Caitlin C. Jorgenson,
Alexander C. Egbe,
Vojtěch Melenovský,
Rickey E. Carter,
Barry A. Borlaug
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz713
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , pulmonary wedge pressure , heart failure , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , ejection fraction , hemodynamics , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary artery , lung
Increases in extravascular lung water (EVLW) during exercise contribute to symptoms, morbidity, and mortality in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but the mechanisms leading to pulmonary congestion during exercise are not well-understood.