plasmatic levels of n-terminal pro-bnp in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Plasmatic Levels of N-terminal Pro-BNP in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Hospitalisation in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Heart failure is highly prevalent with more than 50% of cases being patients with a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), a figure that is projected to increase due to the changing risk factor landscape, in particular the ageing population. Overall mortality is similar to patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), as are the rates of hospitalisation. Patients with HFPEF ...

Stiff left atrial syndrome as another cause for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and normal BNP levels

In a recent issue of the Netherlands Heart Journal, Meijers et al. describe in their paper a subgroup of patients of the COACH study presenting with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and low levels of natriuretic peptides [1]. Major differences between patients with elevated and normal BNP (NT-proBNP) levels were found in BMI which has been shown before to influence the levels of t...

Atrial Fibrillation and Outcomes in Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are 2 of the most common cardiovascular conditions nationally and AF frequently complicates HF. We examined how AF has impacts on adverse outcomes in HF-PEF versus HF-REF within a large, contemporary cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified all adults diagnosed with HF-PEF or HF-REF based on hospital discharge and ambulatory visit di...

Irbesartan in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.

BACKGROUND Approximately 50% of patients with heart failure have a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 45%, but no therapies have been shown to improve the outcome of these patients. Therefore, we studied the effects of irbesartan in patients with this syndrome. METHODS We enrolled 4128 patients who were at least 60 years of age and had New York Heart Association class II, III, or ...

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association July 2015 | Vol 115 | No. 7 432 From Henry Ford Wyandotte Downriver Cardiology in Brownstown, Michigan (Dr Rogers); West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois (Dr Gundala); Oakwood Southshore Medical Center in Trenton, Michigan (Dr Ramos); and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Illinois (Dr Serajian). Drs Gundala and Ramos are in their thir...