Article
Heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: different phenotypes in old-elderly patients?
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 2013
Páez-Rubio María Inmaculada, Carrasco-Sánchez Francisco Javier, Escobar-Cervantes Carlos, Sánchez-Gómez Nancy, Santiago-Ruiz José Luis, Yebra-Yebra Miguel, Manzano Luis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) represent an important group of patients presenting in clinical practice. However, whether it is an earlier stage of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) remains uncertain. We evaluated the potential progression of HFPEF to HFREF. METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated retrospectively 178 patients (mean age 80.5±5.8 years;...
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