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?
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Family Medicine
Experienced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Family Medicine
2960 Tongass Ave, 
Ketchikan, AK 
 (1.7 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English

John Lu is a Family Medicine provider in Ketchikan, Alaska. Dr. Lu and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Status Epilepticus, and Morning Sickness.

Experienced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Internal Medicine
Experienced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Internal Medicine

Peacehealth

3100 Tongass Ave, 
Ketchikan, AK 
 (1.7 mi)
Experience:
40+ years
Languages Spoken:
English, Filipino, French, Russian, Spanish
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Peter Rice is an Internal Medicine provider in Ketchikan, Alaska. Dr. Rice has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Rice is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Distinguished in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
Distinguished in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

Providence Health And Services Washington

3200 Providence Dr, 
Anchorage, AK 
 (770.3 mi)
Experience:
17+ years
Languages Spoken:
English, Filipino, German, Hindi, Korean, Malayalam, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Jacob Kelly is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Kelly has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.

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Clinical, Haemodynamic and Neurohumoral Predictors of Poor Prognosis of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Summary: Patients with HFpEF who underwent meticulous clinical and instrumental evaluation (including diastolic stress test) between 2013 and 2020, will be followed up for at least 3 years.