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Obesity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insights from the REDUCE LAP?HF II trial

European Journal of Heart Failure

Increasing severity of obesity is associated with multiple characteristics that may contribute to the development or worsening of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Pulmonary vascular resistance at rest and exercise decreased with higher BMI.

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Prevalence and prognostic significance of pulmonary hypertension in adults with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

Open Heart

Aims Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) appears to be very common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction but details on its prevalence, severity and prognostic implications have not been well defined.