February 4, 2013Open Access
View Full PaperCardiopulmonary exercise testing reflects similar pathophysiology and disease severity in heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction
Structured PICO
Does cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) equally reflect disease severity in patients with HFrEF and HFpEF?
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Population
Heart failure patients with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction
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Intervention
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX)
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Outcome
Representation of disease severity and pathophysiologysurrogate
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a valuable tool for assessing disease severity in heart failure patients regardless of ejection fraction phenotype.
Abstract
The results of the current study indicate CPX equally represents disease severity in HFrEF and HFpEF patients. This is a novel finding supporting the key role of CPX in the clinical follow-up of HF patients irrespective of LVEF and cardiac phenotype.