Maladaptive left ventricular remodeling in women: An analysis from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation –Coronary Vascular Dysfunction study

Women represent approximately half of heart failure hospitalizations and are disproportionately affected by heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Women with signs and symptoms of ischemia, preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) often have elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). However, isolated elevated LVEDP in the absence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is not understood.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - July 22, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Omeed Elboudwarej, Janet Wei, Navid Darouian, Galen Cook-Wiens, Quanlin Li, Louise E.J. Thomson, John W. Petersen, R. David Anderson, Puja Mehta, Chrisandra Shufelt, Daniel Berman, Babak Azarbal, Bruce Samuels, Eileen Handberg, George Sopko, Carl J. Pepin Source Type: research