Application of Guideline-Based Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial Pressure to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early, noninvasive identification of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with congestion may allow timely tailoring of decongestive therapies. The 2016 American Society of Echocardiography and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging guidelines provide an algorithm to assess for elevated left atrial pressure (LAP); the associations of echocardiographic LAP with clinical status and disease progression in patients with HFpEF are unclear.

Methods

Participants in the Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition to Improve Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in HFpEF trial were categorized into one of four prespecified guideline-based echocardiographic LAP categories: (1) normal, (2) elevated, (3) atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of echoc

SUBMITTER: Rethy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8106630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature