Naslov
Multimodality imaging in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

Autori
Smiseth, Otto A. ; Morris, Daniel A.Cardim ; Cardim, Nuno ; Čikes, Maja ; Delgado, Victoria ; Donal, Erwan ; Flachskampf, Frank A. ; Galderisi, Maurizio ; Gerber, Bernhard L. ; Gimelli, Alessia ; Klein, Allan L. ; Knuuti, Juhani ; Lancellotti, Patrizio ; Mascherbauer, Julia ; Miličić, Davor ; Seferovic, Petar ; Solomon, Scott ; Edvardsen, Thor ; Popescu, Bogdan A.

Izvornik
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging (2047-2404) 23 (2022), 2; E34-e61

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
diastole ; echocardiography ; filling pressure ; heart failure ; multimodality imaging

Sažetak
Nearly half of all patients with heart failure (HF) have a normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and the condition is termed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). It is assumed that in these patients HF is due primarily to LV diastolic dysfunction. The prognosis in HFpEF is almost as severe as in HF with reduced EF (HFrEF). In contrast to HFrEF where drugs and devices are proven to reduce mortality, in HFpEF there has been limited therapy available with documented effects on prognosis. This may reflect that HFpEF encompasses a wide range of different pathological processes, which multimodality imaging is well placed to differentiate. Progress in developing therapies for HFpEF has been hampered by a lack of uniform diagnostic criteria. The present expert consensus document from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) provides recommendations regarding how to determine elevated LV filling pressure in the setting of suspected HFpEF and how to use multimodality imaging to determine specific aetiologies in patients with HFpEF.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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