Applying the ESC 2016, H₂ FPEF, and HFA-PEFF diagnostic algorithms for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction to the general population.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common in patients presenting with dyspnoea. Recently, clinical tools were developed to facilitate the diagnosis of HFpEF. Here, we apply the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2016 heart failure guidelines and the H₂ FPEF and HFA-PEFF scores to a middle-aged sample of the general population and compared the different groups with each other.

Methods and results

This study included the first 10 000 participants of the population-based Hamburg City Health Study. A total of 5613 subjects, aged 62 ± 8.7 years (51.1% women), qualified for the analysis. Unexplained dyspnoea was present in 407 (7.3%) subjects. In those, the estimated prevalence of HFpEF was 20.4% (ESC 2016), 12.3% (H₂ FPEF), and

SUBMITTER: Nikorowitsch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature