Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction - Video

Visualize the structural changes to the heart that occur in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

What you’ll learn:

• The differences between a heart with HFpEF and a healthy heart, such as how a hypertrophic left ventricle can develop in response to hypertension
• How myocyte hypertrophy with fibrosis develops in response to pressure loading
• How the resulting reduction in both muscle relaxation and chamber compliance leads to impaired ventricular filling and an increase in filling pressure, compromising cardiac output
• How impaired ventricular filling can lead to a reduction in end diastolic volume, which could be associated with a lower absolute volume ejected in systole, stroke volume, and cardiac output
• How an increase in filling pressure can often lead to pulmonary congestion and hypertension

This resource has been reviewed for consistency with FDA guidelines and is not approved for continuing medical education credit.