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Hemodynamic phenotyping based on exercise catheterization predicts outcome in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Aug 2017
Rieth Andreas, Richter Manuel Jonas, Gall Henning, Seeger Werner, Ghofrani Hossein A, Mitrovic Veselin, Hamm Christian W
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BACKGROUND: Exercise right heart catheterization (RHC) unmasks different phenotypes based on hemodynamic response to exertion in patients with heart failure. The prognostic relevance of this approach in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is uncertain. METHODS: We analyzed 167 patients with HFrEF from the Kerckhoff-Klinik Heart Failure Registry who underwent supine exercise RHC with...
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