Regional differences and coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

ConclusionsDespite regional differences in clinical characteristics, CMD was present in the majority of patients with HFpEF across different regions of the world with the lowest prevalence in the United States. This difference was explained by differences in patient characteristics. CMD could be a common therapeutic target across regions.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - November 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mikael Erhardsson, Ulrika Ljung Fax én, Ashwin Venkateshvaran, Sara Svedlund, Antti Saraste, Maria Lagerström Fermer, Li‐Ming Gan, Sanjiv J. Shah, Jasper Tromp, Carolyn SP Lam, Lars H. Lund, Camilla Hage Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research