Echocardiography, combined with clinical scores like H2FPEF and HFA-PEFF, is essential for estimating left ventricular filling pressures and accurately diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Echocardiography plus H2FPEF/HFA-PEFF scores may aid HFpEF diagnosis; leaves open prospective outcome validation.
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent and incident clinical syndrome that mostly affects older adults. It is one of the main causes of hospital admission, which is a strong prognostic marker, considering that approximately 50% of hospitalized patients will be readmitted within 6 months. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is hemodynamically defined as an inability of the heart to meet adequate metabolic demands under normal filling pressures. This concept is fundamental, given that patients with normal left [...]
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