Cardiovascular Medicine Articles & Analysis
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Using only an apical four-chamber ultrasound view, this new AI-enabled platform can identify heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and has been shown to minimize the indeterminate classification of HFpEF in both undefined and well-defined cohorts. [1] In this post, Professor Paul Leeson, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of ...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a multifactorial and multisystemic disorder that represents more than 50% of all heart failure cases.[1] Epidemiologic data from the Framingham Study, an international cohort study, shows a rapid increase in the prevalence of HFpEF over the past three decades, from 41% to 56% and, conversely, a decrease in the prevalence of HFrEF from 44% ...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has recently been recognized as the single greatest unmet need in cardiovascular medicine, overtaking heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and becoming the most common form of heart failure, with a prevalence that is increasing by 1% annually.[1] Despite this, there remains no gold standard in ...
Medications might also be prescribed to manage other chronic health conditions or cardiovascular risk factors. This might include options that: Reduce the heart rate so that the heart spends more time in diastole (allowing more time for the heart to fill) Lower blood pressure Reduce cholesterol levels Decrease risk of blood clots for patients with atrial fibrillation ...