Open AccessHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A growing global epidemic
Author(s) -
Pyi Naing,
Douglas L. Forrester,
Nadarajah Kangaharan,
Aruna Muthumala,
Su Mon Myint,
David Playford
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-03-19-4873
Subject(s) - heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , medicine , heart failure , ejection fraction , cardiology , lethargy , kidney disease , diabetes mellitus , diastolic heart failure , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is an emerging global health problem of which there is limited awareness. HFpEF has a prognosis similar to that of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and accounts for approximately half of all patients with heart failure.