Heart failure with preserved left ventricular function:  diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in patients with diastolic heart failure.
Heart failure associated with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a condition of increasing importance, not only due to its rising prevalence but also due to the lack of clinical evidence for pharmacologic therapies that are beneficial. Thus, a recent case encountered at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center illustrates the clinical challenges one may encounter in patients with HFpEF. A careful review of the diagnostic challenges of HFpEF or diastolic heart failure, current recommendations for management and a glimpse of upcoming research are presented.
Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. michael.young@vanderbilt.edu
Michael N
MN
Young
M Benjamin
MB
Shoemaker
Emily G
EG
Kurtz
Daniel J
DJ
Lenihan
D003971:Diastole; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans