Current Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction : Should We Add Life to the Remaining Years or Add Years to the Remaining Life?
Joint Authors
Blankenberg, Stefan
Becher, Peter Moritz
Westermann, Dirk
Li, Jia
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
According to the ejection fraction, patients with heart failure may be divided into two different groups: heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction.
In recent years, accumulating studies showed that increased mortality and morbidity rates of these two groups are nearly equal.
More importantly, despite decline in mortality after treatment in regard to current guideline in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, there are still no trials resulting in improved outcome in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction so far.
Thus, novel pathophysiological mechanisms are under development, and other new viewpoints, such as multiple comorbidities resulting in increased non-cardiac deaths in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, were presented recently.
In this review, we will focus on the tested as well as the promising therapeutic options that are currently studied in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, along with a brief discussion of pathophysiological mechanisms and diagnostic options that are helpful to increase our understanding of novel therapeutic strategies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Jia& Becher, Peter Moritz& Blankenberg, Stefan& Westermann, Dirk. 2013. Current Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction : Should We Add Life to the Remaining Years or Add Years to the Remaining Life?. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448116
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Jia…[et al.]. Current Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction : Should We Add Life to the Remaining Years or Add Years to the Remaining Life?. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448116
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Jia& Becher, Peter Moritz& Blankenberg, Stefan& Westermann, Dirk. Current Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction : Should We Add Life to the Remaining Years or Add Years to the Remaining Life?. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448116
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448116