December 13, 2022Cardiology in Review

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Technique Principles, Current Evidence, and Future Perspectives

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Why the study?

CPET is the gold standard for identifying exercise intolerance in HFpEF, but only a few parameters are typically examined and the technique remains largely underused in everyday cardiology practice.

Design

Review article

Authors

ABAristi BoulmpouAristotle University of Thessaloniki ABAfroditi BoutouAristotle University of Thessaloniki EPEva PellaNephroCare

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Implication

Supports CPET consideration for HFpEF exercise intolerance; leaves open standardization and outcome validation.

Structured PICO

Population

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

Intervention

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)

This review highlights the principles, methodology, and clinical utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) for evaluating exercise intolerance and diagnosing underlying causes in patients with HFpEF.

Cite This Study

Boulmpou et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fb887fa36b6e053fcddea https://doi.org/10.1097/crd.0000000000000454

Topics

HFrEF treatment Heart failure HFpEF management

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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Technique Principles, Current Evidence, and Future Perspectives

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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Technique Principles, Current Evidence, and Future Perspectives

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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