A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Humberto Villacorta
, Pedro Schwartzmann
Humberto Villacorta
, Pedro Schwartzmann
Introduction Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is defined as a syndrome with symptoms and signs of heart failure (HF) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%. This simplistic definition may lead to diagnostic errors by mistaking non-cardiac diseases for HFpEF. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) offers a more comprehensive definition HFpEF, which requires the presence of symptoms and signs of HF, along with evidence of structural and/or functional cardiac abnormalities, and/or elevated natriuretic peptides, with an […]
Keywords: Diastolic Heart Failure; Heart failure; Heart Failure, Diastolic; Terminology