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SUBMITTER: Zeng H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6403466 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zeng Heng H Chen Jian-Xiong JX
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20190228
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is characterized by diastolic dysfunction and is commonly seen in the elderly and diabetic and hypertensive patients. Despite its rising prevalence, the pathophysiology of HFpEF is poorly understood and its optimal treatment remains undefined. Recent clinical studies indicate that coronary microvascular rarefaction (reduced myocardial capillary density) with reduced coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a major contributor to diastolic dysfunction ...[more]