Open AccessSkeletal muscle (dys)function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Author(s) -
Eng Leng Saw,
S Ramachandran,
María Valero-Muñoz,
Flora Sam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current opinion in cardiology/current opinion in cardiology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1080-787X
pISSN - 0268-4705
DOI - 10.1097/hco.0000000000000824
Subject(s) - medicine , skeletal muscle , exercise intolerance , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , heart failure , cardiology , pathophysiology , ejection fraction
Skeletal muscle dysfunction contributes to exercise intolerance, which manifests as dyspnea and fatiguability in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This review aims to summarize the current understanding of skeletal muscle dysfunction in HFpEF.