Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
Splanchnic ablation improves exercise capacity in large subset of patients with HFpEF
Researchers identified a subgroup of patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction and elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure that may benefit from splanchnic ablation for volume management.
Dapagliflozin improves pulmonary capillary wedge pressure during exercise in HFpEF
NEW ORLEANS — Treatment with the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin for 24 weeks favorably reduced pulmonary capillary wedge pressure at rest and during exercise in adults with HF with preserved ejection fraction vs. placebo, data show.
Cardiac MRI identifies raised LV filling pressure; predictive of survival in suspected HF
Cardiac MRI demonstrated superiority to transthoracic echocardiography in identifying elevated left ventricular filling pressure among patients with suspected HF presenting with breathlessness, researchers reported.
LV end-diastolic pressure significant marker for outcomes after heart catheterization
PHILADELPHIA — Following left heart catheterization, offloading measured by left ventricular end-diastolic pressure was a notable marker for worse HF hospitalization-free survival over time.