Abstract
Current heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend electrocardiography (ECG) as an essential initial investigation in a patient's workup. 1 However, these recommendations were based on studies primarily including patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). 1 , 2 , 3 Guidelines do not distinguish HFrEF from HF with preserved and mid-range ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFmrEF) in their ECG recommendations. We hypothesized that a normal ECG does not exclude HFpEF and has a considerably lower sensitivity for diagnosing HFpEF than HFrEF.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1104-1106 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Failure |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul-2023 |