Journal article
Prevalence and Significance of Alterations in Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of abnormalities in cardiac structure and function present in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and to determine whether these alterations in structure and function were associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
METHODS AND RESULTS: The Irbesartan in HFPEF trial (I-PRESERVE) enrolled 4128 patients; echocardiographic …
Authors
Zile MR; Gottdiener JS; Hetzel SJ; McMurray JJ; Komajda M; McKelvie R; Baicu CF; Massie BM; Carson PE
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 124, No. 23, pp. 2491–2501
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 6, 2011
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.110.011031
ISSN
0009-7322