The prognostic significance of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a literature-based meta-analysis.

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The prognostic significance of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a literature-based meta-analysis.

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Heart failure (HF) with normal or preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFPEF) has been reported to be associated with similar outcome as HF with reduced EF (HFREF) in registry-based and epidemiological analyses, but many of these studies excluded patients who did not have EF measurements. Conversely, prior prospective studies have reported better outcome for patients with HFPEF. We performed a meta-analysis of prospective observational studies comparing all-cause mortality in pa...

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Journal article

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2009-09

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Somaratne, JB / Berry, C / McMurray, JJ / Poppe, Katrina / Doughty, Robert / Whalley, Gillian

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15356

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Aged / Cardiotonic Agents / Confidence Intervals / Disease Progression / Female / Heart Failure / Humans / Male / Odds Ratio / Prognosis / Stroke Volume / Ventricular Function, Left

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