Diagnosis of heart failure in the elderly: current status and future perspectives for echocardiographic diagnostic systems

This article will focus on the HFpEF diagnostic algorithm proposed in 2018 by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA-PEFF score) based on autologous elderly cases. We compared the usefulness of the HFA-PEFF score with the ASE/EACVI algorithm. By comparing HFpEF patients with healthy elderly subjects and hypertensive patients with no history of HF, this paper will identify the usefulness and challenges of the HFA-PEFF score in the assessment of the elderly. The echocardiographic findings in at-risk or early-stage elderly patients with HFpEF will also be summarized. In addition, this review will describe future prospects for echocardiographic diagnostic systems for the prevention of HF onset and HF progression in the elderly and propose the concept of “early HFpEF”.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasonics - Category: Radiology Source Type: research