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Prognostic Models for Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

JAMA Cardiology

This prognostic study investigates if models that incorporate routinely collected clinical and laboratory information can predict morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.

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Kidney dysfunction linked to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Mild and moderate kidney dysfunction are associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study published online Nov. 27 in ESC Heart Failure.

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Tenax Therapeutics Announces New U.S. Patent Covering the Use of Levosimendan in Pulmonary Hypertension with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF)

DAIC

Results of Tenax Therapeutics’ Phase 2 HELP study of levosimendan in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) demonstrated that I.V. Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:48 May 6, 2024 — Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ,

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Left ventricular and atrial myocardial strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the evidence so far and prospects for phenotyping strategy

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents a significant proportion of heart failure cases. Accurate diagnosis is challenging due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease and limitatio.

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Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People With Obesity and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Diabetes Mellitus

American College of Cardiology

The goal of the STEP-HFpEF DM trial was to compare the safety and efficacy of semaglutide among patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

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MP-483497-005 IMPACT OF CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION

HeartRhythm

The efficacy of catheter ablation as a treatment approach for patients with concurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been inadequately investigated.

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Non-coding RNAs in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the largest unmet clinical need in cardiovascular medicine. Despite decades of research, the treatment option for HFpEF is still limited, indicating our ongoing incomplete understanding on the underlying molecular mechanisms.