Stephan von Haehling, Birgit Assmus, Tarek Bekfani, Elke Dworatzek, Frank Edelmann, Djawid Hashemi, Kristian Hellenkamp, Tibor Kempf, Philipp Raake, Katharina A Schütt, Rolf Wachter, Paul Christian Schulze, Gerd Hasenfuss, Michael Böhm, Johann Bauersachs
The aetiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is heterogenous and overlaps with that of several comorbidities like atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, valvular heart disease, iron deficiency, or sarcopenia. The diagnosis of HFpEF involves evaluating cardiac dysfunction through imaging techniques and assessing increased left ventricular filling pressure, which can be measured directly or estimated through various proxies including natriuretic peptides. To better narrow down the differential diagnosis of HFpEF, European and American heart failure guidelines advocate the use of different algorithms including comorbidities that require diagnosis and rigorous treatment during the evaluation process...
April 11, 2024: Clinical Research in Cardiology: Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society