The role of pulmonary function in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: Looking beyond chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Wei-Ming HuangJia-Yih FengHao-Min ChengSu-Zhen ChenChi-Jung HuangChao-Yu GuoWen-Chung YuChen-Huan ChenShih Hsien Sung

Published in: PloS one (2020)

The abnormalities of pulmonary function were related to the cardiac hemodynamics in patients with HFpEF. In addition, these ventilatory indices were independently associated with long-term mortality, especially in those without COPD.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
aortic stenosis
lung function
cardiovascular events
left ventricular
risk factors
coronary artery disease
drug induced