Evidence mapPaperPMID 29947746Full record

ReviewEuropean heart journal2018

Pulsatile arterial haemodynamics in heart failure.

Thomas Weber, Julio A Chirinos

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Review in European heart journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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81citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 161 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Shift Work and Early Arterial Stiffness: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  18. Home blood pressure monitoring for improved risk assessment in heart failure: are brachial measurements sufficient?Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025
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21 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas WeberDepartment of Cardiology, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Austria.
Julio A ChirinosUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine/Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · USKlinikum Wels-Grieskirchen · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the cyclic function of the human heart, pressure and flow in the circulation are pulsatile rather than continuous. Addressing pulsatile haemodynamics starts with the most convenient measurement, brachial pulse pressure, which is widely available, related to development and treatment of heart failure (HF), but often confounded in patients with established HF. The next level of analysis consists of central (rather than brachial) pressures and, more importantly, of wave reflections. The latter are closely related to left ventricular late systolic afterload, ventricular remodelling, diastolic dysfunction, exercise capacity, and, in the long-term, the risk of new-onset HF. Wave reflection may also represent a suitable therapeutic target. Treatments for HF with preserved and reduced ejection fraction, based on a reduction of wave reflection, are emerging. A full understanding of ventricular-arterial coupling, however, requires dedicated analysis of time-resolved pressure and flow signals, which can be readily accomplished with contemporary non-invasive imaging and modelling techniques. This review provides a summary of our current understanding of pulsatile haemodynamics in HF.

Indexed as

AgedBlood PressureFemaleHeart FailureHemodynamicsHumansMaleModels, CardiovascularPulsatile Flow

Identifiers

PMID29947746
PMCPMC6234849
OpenAlexW2810252079

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