HFA-PEFF scores: prognostic value in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The Heart Failure Association (HFA)-PEFF score is recognized as a simple method to diagnose heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between HFA-PEFF scores and cardiovascular outcomes in HFpEF patients.

Methods

A total of 502 consecutive HFpEF patients were prospectively observed for up to 1,500 days. Cardiovascular outcomes were compared between two groups of patients, defined by their HFA-PEFF scores: those who scored 2-4 (the intermediate-score group) and those who scored 5-6 group (the high-score group). Overall, 236 cardiovascular events were observed during the follow-up period (median, 1,159 days).

Results

Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that there were significant differences in co

SUBMITTER: Egashira K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8747922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature