Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction : A Community-Based Study

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 53; no. 13; pp. 1119 - 1126
• Main Authors: LAM, Carolyn S. P, ROGER, Véronique L, RODEHEFFER, Richard J, BORLAUG, Barry A, ENDERS, Felicity T, REDFIELD, Margaret M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier 31.03.2009; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular system; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Flow velocity; Follow-Up Studies; Fractions; Heart; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - mortality; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology; Intubation; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Mortality; Multivariate analysis; Pneumology; Population; Prevalence; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases; Spirometry; Stroke Volume - physiology; Minnesota; Heart failure; Respiratory disease; Heart disease; Cardiovascular disease; Circulatory system; Hemodynamics; Cardiology; Community; Pulmonary hypertension; Ejection fraction

This study sought to define the prevalence, severity, and significance of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in the general community. Although HFpEF is known to cause PH, its development is highly variable. Community-based data are lacking, and the...