Evaluation of the HFA-PEFF Score: results from the prospective DIAST-CHF cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Although the number of patients suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) increases, the routine diagnosis remains a challenge. In the absence of a pathognomonic sign for HFpEF or specific treatment strategies, a prognosis-based characterization of suspected patients remains promising for both the risk stratification of the patients and a disease definition. The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology has introduced an algorithm with different levels of likelihood regarding the diagnosis of HFpEF, the HFA-PEFF score. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of this algorithm in a large cohort regarding mortality, symptom burden, and the functional status.

Methods and results

DIAST-CHF is a multicentre, populatio

SUBMITTER: Hashemi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773646 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature