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Quality of life questionnaire predicts poor exercise capacity only in HFpEF and not in HFrEF.

Artan AhmetiMichael Y HeneinPranvera IbrahimiShpend EleziEdmond HalitiAfrim PonikuArlind BatalliGani Bajraktari
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2017)
Quality of life, assessment by MLHFQ, is the best correlate of exercise capacity measured by 6-MWT, particularly in HFpEF patients. Despite worse ejection fraction in HFrEF, signs of raised LA pressure independently determine exercise capacity in these patients.
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