PMID- 18361213
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080417
LR  - 20161020
IS  - 1122-0643 (Print)
IS  - 1122-0643 (Linking)
VI  - 68
IP  - 3
DP  - 2007 Sep
TI  - Heart failure with preserved systolic function: prevalence and clinical features 
      in a cohort of patients admitted to internal medicine units. The study PRESYF-HF 
      Tuscany.
PG  - 165-9
AB  - BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty about the prevalence and clinical 
      characteristics of heart failure (HF) patients with preserved systolic function 
      (PRESYF). AIM: To analyze the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients 
      with PRESYF in an unselected cohort of subjects consecutively hospitalized for 
      HF. METHODS: The study cohort included 338 patients consecutively admitted for HF 
      at 24 Internal Medicine units homogeneously settled in Tuscany area (Italy). We 
      did not have any criteria for exclusion. All patients had an echocardiographic 
      measure of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) within 72 hours from 
      hospital admission. Patients with LVEF > or = 50% were considered to have PRESYF. 
      RESULTS: The patients with PRESYF were 112 (33.1%), those with depressed systolic 
      function (DESYF) 226 (66.9%). In the group PRESYF were prevalent female sex, 
      hypertensive etiology, and elevated BMI. The distribution for classes of age 
      shows a great frequency of PRESYF in the elderly. CONCLUSION: About one third of 
      patients admitted for HF have a PRESYF. They are different compared to those with 
      DESYF. A correct identification of this form of HF may be important in clinical 
      practice for more targeted therapeutic options and for prognostic implications.
FAU - Biagi, Paolo
AU  - Biagi P
AD  - Internal Medicine, Ospedali Riuniti Valdichiana, Montepulciano (SI), Italy.
FAU - Abate, Luigi
AU  - Abate L
FAU - Alessandri, Massimo
AU  - Alessandri M
FAU - Bocchini, Salvatore
AU  - Bocchini S
FAU - Verdiani, Valerio
AU  - Verdiani V
FAU - Pettina, Giuseppe
AU  - Pettina G
FAU - Nozzoli, Carlo
AU  - Nozzoli C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
JT  - Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace
JID - 9307314
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure, Diastolic/blood/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy/epidemiology
MH  - Length of Stay
MH  - Male
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Stroke Volume
MH  - Systole/physiology
EDAT- 2008/03/26 09:00
MHDA- 2008/04/18 09:00
CRDT- 2008/03/26 09:00
PHST- 2008/03/26 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/04/18 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/03/26 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.4081/monaldi.2007.449 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2007 Sep;68(3):165-9. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2007.449.