Key Points:
- Definition: Clinical syndrome of volume overload and elevated left filling pressures at rest OR exercise in a patient EF of 50% or higher
- No single diagnostic test
- “Garden Variety” HFpEF is 2/2 to cardiometabolic risk factors
- Masqueraders of HFpEF:
1. Primary cardiomyopathy: restrictive or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
2. High output HF in the setting of anemia, hyperthyroidism, and cirrhosis
3. Primary cardiac abnormalities: valvular, coronary, or pericardial disease
Description:
What do cardiologists mean by Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction? What really defines it and how can we distinguish this syndrome from common mimickers, or as our expert Dr Jen Ho describes them, "HFpEF Masqueraders"? This video provides high-yield clarification about this often confusing topic.
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Original Interview by Dr. Rati Vani and Dr. Shreya P. Trivedi
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