The clinical syndrome comprising heart failure (HF) symptoms but with a left ventricular
ejection fraction (EF) that is not diminished, eg, HF with preserved EF, is increasingly the …

Abstract Background Patients with Heart Failure (HF) show impaired functional capacities
which have been related to their prognosis. Moreover, physical functional performance in …

Background: Left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and moderate aortic stenosis (AS) are
more frequent with advancing age and often coexist. Afterload reduction is the mainstay of …

Background The Get With the Guidelines–Heart Failure (GWTG‐HF) risk score was
developed using American Heart Association GWTG‐HF program data and predicts in …

Introduction The pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
remains incompletely defined. We aimed to characterize HFpEF compared to heart failure …

Objectives: This study sought to define the prognostic significance and clinical determinants
of the 6-min walk distance (6-MWD) in affected patients. Background: Symptoms of …

Aims Patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are characterized
by functional impairment and an abnormal haemodynamic response to exercise. The six …

Background The relationship between inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW) and exercise
intolerance in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains …

Aims To assess the feasibility and efficacy of interatrial shunt devices (IASD) for the
treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods and results MEDLINE and the Cochrane …

Background: Ejection fraction (EF) class is an important predictor of treatment response in
heart failure (HF); however, administrative claims databases lack information on EF, limiting …