Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) pathophysiology study (IDENTIFY-HF): does increased arterial stiffness associate with HFpEF, in addition to ageing and vascular effects of comorbidities? Rationale and design

Aims There has been a paradigm shift proposing that comorbidities are a major contributor towards the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) syndrome. Furthermore, HFpEF patients have abnormal macrovascular and microvascular function, which may significantly contribute towards altere...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Prithwish Banerjee, Gordon McGregor, Richard Powell, Francesco P Cappuccio, Danish Ali, Nualla Callan, Stuart Ennis, Scott McGuire, Martin O Weickert, Michelle A Miller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e027984.full