Author/Editor     Gorter, Thomas M.; Veldhuisen, Dirk J. van; Bauersachs, Johann; Borlaug, Barry A.; Celutkiene, Jelena; Coats, Andrew J.; Crespo-Leiro, Maria G.; Guazzi, Marco; Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Lainščak, Mitja
Title     Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Type     članek
Vol. and No.     Letnik 20, št. 1
Publication year     2018
Volume     str. 16-37
ISSN     1388-9842 - European journal of heart failure
Language     eng
Abstract     There is an unmet need for effective treatment strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Until recently, attention in patients with HFpEF was almost exclusively focused on the left side. However, it is now increasingly recognized that right heart dysfunction is common and contributes importantly to poor prognosis in HFpEF. More insights into the development of right heart dysfunction in HFpEF may aid to our knowledge about this complex disease and may eventually lead to better treatments to improve outcomes in these patients. In this position paper from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the Committee on Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction reviews the prevalence, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of right heart dysfunction and failure in patients with HFpEF. Finally, potential treatment strategies, important knowledge gaps and future directions regarding the right side in HFpEF are discussed.
Keywords     ventrikularni ritem
srčno popuščanje
pljučna hipertenzija
biološki označevalci
ventricular function
heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
biomarkers