Right and left ventricular structures and functions in acute HFpEF: comparing the hypertensive pulmonary edema and worsening heart failure phenotypes

Background Limited data are available on right (RV) and left (LV) ventricular structures and functions in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (AHF-pEF) presenting with hypertensive pulmonary edema (APE) versus predominant peripheral edema (peHF). Methods and Results In a prospective study of consecutive patients with AHF-pEF, 80 patients met inclusion and not exclusion criteria, and underwent echocardiographic and laboratory examination in the emergency ward. The survived (94%) were re-evaluated at the discharge. At admission, systolic, diastolic, pulse blood pressure (BP), and high sensitivity troponin I were higher (all P 
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Hear failure Source Type: research