Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2017

Journal/Book/Conference Title

ESC HEART FAILURE

Volume

4

First Page

351

Last Page

355

DOI of Original Publication

10.1002/ehf2.12147

Comments

Originally published at http://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12147

Funded in part by the VCU Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.

Date of Submission

November 2017

Abstract

Background

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by impaired exercise capacity due to shortness of breath and/or fatigue. Assessment of diastolic dysfunction at rest and with exercise may provide insight into the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in HFpEF.

Aims

To measure echocardio-Doppler-derived parameters of diastolic function as they relate to various indices of aerobic exercise capacity in HFpEF.

Methods

We selected 16 subjects with clinically stable HFpEF, no evidence of volume overload, but impaired functional capacity by cardiopulmonary exercise testing [peak oxygen consumption (VO2)]. We measured the transmitral E and A flow velocities, E/A ratio, and E deceleration time (DT) and tissue Doppler E′ velocity. We also indexed the E′ to the DT, as additional measure of impaired relaxation (E′DT), and calculated the diastolic functional reserve index (DFRI), as the product of E′ at rest and change in E′ with exercise.

Results

E′ velocity, at rest and peak exercise, as well as the DFRI positively correlated with peak VO2, whereas DT, E′DT, and E/E′ with exercise inversely correlated with peak VO2. Of note, the E′DT at rest also significantly predicted E′ velocity at peak exercise (R = +0.81, P < 0.001). Exercise E′ was the only independent predictor of peak VO2 at multivariable analysis (R = +0.67, P = 0.005).

Conclusions

The E′ velocity at peak exercise is a strong and independent predictor of aerobic exercise capacity as measured by peak VO2 in patients with HFpEF, providing the link between abnormal myocardial relaxation with exercise and impaired aerobic exercise capacity in HFpEF.

Rights

© 2017 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. ESC HEART FAILURE ESC Heart Failure 2017; 4: 351–355 Published online 6 May 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12147 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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