title: Comorbidities and differential diagnosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
abstract: Careful consideration must be given when diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HF-PEF). HF-PEF diagnosis is challenging and essentially a diagnosis of exclusion, with comorbidities potentially making the diagnosis more difficult. This article describes the comorbidities commonly associated with HF-PEF, the potential influence of these comorbidities on morbidity and mortality, and the differential diagnosis.
authors: BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
authors: Ross T
authors: RT
authors: Campbell
authors: BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: john.mcmurray@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors: John J V
authors: JJ
authors: McMurray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012016:Reference Values; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: Comorbidity; HF-PEF; HF-REF; Prognosis