Arterial stiffness and its associations with left ventricular diastolic function according to heart failure types.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the characteristics of arterial stiffness in heart failure (HF). This study was performed to compare the degree of arterial stiffness and its association with left ventricular (LV) diastolic function among three groups: control subjects, patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Methods

A total of 83 patients with HFrEF, 68 patients with HFpEF, and 84 control subjects were analyzed. All HF patients had a history of hospitalization for HF treatment. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurement and transthoracic echocardiography were performed at the same day in a stable condition.

Results

The baPWV was significantly higher in patients with both HFrEF

SUBMITTER: Kim HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015827 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature