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ReviewCureus2023

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Evolving Understanding.

Sunanda Tah, Melissa Valderrama, Maham Afzal, Javed Iqbal, Aisha Farooq, Muhammad Ali Lak, Karol Gostomczyk, Elhama Jami, Mahendra Kumar, Akshay Sundaram and 2 more

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.

Sunanda TahSurgery, Beckley Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Hospital, Beckley, USA.
Melissa ValderramaMedicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, COL.
Maham AfzalMedicine, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, PAK.
Javed IqbalNeurosurgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Aisha FarooqInternal Medicine, Dr. Ruth Pfau Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad Ali LakInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Karol GostomczykMedicine, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, POL.
Elhama JamiInternal Medicine, Herat Regional Hospital, Herat, AFG.
Mahendra KumarMedicine, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, IND.
Akshay SundaramInternal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, IND.
Mouhammad SharifaMedicine, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, SYR.
Mustafa ArainInternal Medicine, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Civil Hospital Karachi · PKAppalachian Regional Healthcare · USCombined Military Hospital · PKFatima Jinnah Medical University · PKHerat University · AFKasturba Medical College, Manipal · INMayo Hospital · PKNicolaus Copernicus University · PLPontificia Universidad Javeriana · COSardar Patel Medical College · INUniversity of Aleppo · SY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a clinical syndrome in which patients have signs and symptoms of HF due to high left ventricular (LV) filling pressure despite normal or near normal LV ejection fraction. It is more common than HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and its diagnosis and treatment are more challenging than HFrEF. Although hypertension is the primary risk factor, coronary artery disease and other comorbidities, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and obesity, also play an essential role in its formation. This review summarizes current knowledge about HFpEF, its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, current treatments, and promising novel treatments. It is essential to continue to be updated on the latest treatments for HFpEF so that patients always receive the most therapeutic treatments. The use of GnRH agonists in the management of HFpEF, infusion of Apo a-I nanoparticle, low-level transcutaneous vagal stimulation (LLTS), and estrogen only in post-menopausal women are promising strategies to prevent diastolic dysfunction and HFpEF; however, there is still no proven curative treatment for HFpEF yet.

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diagnosishear failureleft ventricular filling pressurepreserved ejection fractiontreatment

Identifiers

PMID37900404
PMCPMC10613100
OpenAlexW4387125399

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