Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Overview

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What is the definition of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)?
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a syndrome wherein the left ventricle of the heart is unable to relax normally between each heartbeat. This leads to an increase in blood pressure in the left ventricle when blood fills it between each heartbeat. An ejection fraction measures how well the heart pumps blood. In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, while there is heart failure the ejection fraction is normal.
What are the symptoms of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)?
Symptoms of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction include shortness of breath, especially when lying flat; chest discomfort; fatigue; exercise intolerance; abdominal swelling; and lower leg swelling.
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What are the current treatments for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)?
Treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction includes treating high blood pressure with medications, diuretics, and cardiac revascularization.
Who are the top Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Local Doctors?
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Cardiac Electrophysiology
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Cardiac Electrophysiology

University Of California San Francisco

2330 Post St, 
San Francisco, CA 
 9.3 mi
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Liviu Klein is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Klein and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Anna T. Beyer
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

University Of California San Francisco

2330 Post St, 
San Francisco, CA 
 9.3 mi
Offers Telehealth

Anna Beyer is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Beyer and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

 
 
 
 
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Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
1950 Franklin St, 
Oakland, CA 
 0.3 mi

Alan Go is an Internal Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Go and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Cardiac Ablation.

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Use of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells As BiOmarkers of DiaBetic CardIomyopathy

Summary: Type 2 diabetes (T2D), especially when associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) is at high risk to develop heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF), and the specific impact of T2D+MS in cardiac function impairment is usually known as diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC). Cardiac remodelling (ie hypertrophy) and subtle myocardial ...