reviewCirculationJun 29, 2016BRONZE OA

Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Northwestern University · Johns Hopkins University · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (EF; HFpEF) accounts for 50% of HF cases, and its prevalence relative to HF with reduced EF continues to rise. In contrast to HF with reduced EF, large trials testing neurohumoral inhibition in HFpEF failed to reach a positive outcome. This failure was recently attributed to distinct systemic and myocardial signaling in HFpEF and to diversity of HFpEF phenotypes. In this review, an HFpEF treatment strategy is proposed that addresses HFpEF-specific signaling and phenotypic diversity. In HFpEF, extracardiac comorbidities such as metabolic risk, arterial hypertension, and renal insufficiency drive left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction through systemic…

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967
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Authors

7

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiology
  • Internal medicine
  • Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
  • Ejection fraction
  • Pulmonary hypertension
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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