Journal article
Reduced Myocardial Flow in Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There remains limited insight into the pathophysiology and therapeutic advances directed at improving prognosis for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Recent studies have suggested a role for coronary microvascular dysfunction in HFpEF. Rb-82 cardiac positron emission tomography imaging is a noninvasive, quantitative approach to measuring myocardial flow reserve (MFR), a surrogate marker for …
Authors
Srivaratharajah K; Coutinho T; deKemp R; Liu P; Haddad H; Stadnick E; Davies RA; Chih S; Dwivedi G; Guo A
Journal
Circulation Heart Failure, Vol. 9, No. 7,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2016
DOI
10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002562
ISSN
1941-3289
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Age FactorsAgedChi-Square DistributionComorbidityCoronary CirculationCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHeart FailureHumansLinear ModelsMaleMicrocirculationMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingOdds RatioPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRubidiumSex FactorsStroke VolumeVentricular Function, Left