Key result
Diastolic heart failure drives ~50% of heart failure admissions, predominantly in elderly women.
Why the study?
Diastolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction represents a distinct phenotype with specific clinical and structural characteristics that require better understanding.
Provides a descriptive overview of the phenotype of diastolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
ongestive heart failure (HF) is a frequent reason for hospital admission.Fifty percent of HF hospitalizations have normal ejection fraction (EF), 1 referred to as diastolic HF (DHF).In contrast, patients with systolic HF (SHF) have reduced EF.The DHF phenotype describes patients with signs and symptoms of HF, normal EF, normal left ventricular (LV) volume, hypertension with increased relative wall thickness, LV diastolic dysfunction, and predominantly elderly women. 1,2
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Dostal et al. (2006) conducted a review in Diastolic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Diastolic heart failure accounts for 50% of heart failure hospitalizations and typically presents in elderly women with normal ejection fraction and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
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