title: Angiographic coronary artery disease associated with hypertensive heart failure and normal ejection fraction. Insights from a prospective monocenter study.
abstract: The prevalence of underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) was examined in 23 consecutive hypertensive patients presenting with acute onset of heart failure and normal ejection fraction (HFnlEF) without clinical, electrocardiographic and biochemical evidence of myocardial ischemia. By coronary angiography, 2 patients had 1-vessel disease, 5 patients had 2-vessels disease and 1 patient had 3-vessels disease. 26% of patients was classified as having ischemic heart disease. Underlying CAD is not an uncommon finding in hypertensive HFnlEF and must be checked with the aim to enhance the therapeutic management.
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arques
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonello
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sbragia
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pieri
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gelisse
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paganelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013318:Stroke Volume