Article
Phenotyping Heart Failure According to the Longitudinal Ejection Fraction Change: Myocardial Strain, Predictors, and Outcomes.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 16 Jun 2020
Park Jin Joo, Mebazaa Alexandre, Hwang In-Chang, Park Jun-Bean, Park Jae-Hyeong, Cho Goo-Yeong
Abstract excerpt
Background Many patients with heart failure (HF) experience changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during follow-up. We sought to evaluate the predictors and outcomes of different HF phenotypes according to longitudinal changes in EF. Methods and Results A total of 2104 patients with acute HF underwent echocardiography at baseline and follow-up. Global longitudinal strain was measured at index...
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