HFpEF May Be a Different Disease in Patients With Severe Obesity - PubMed
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- #Obesity
- #HFpEF
- A new study indicates that heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) may represent a different disease in patients with severe obesity.
- The research found weakened heart muscle cell contractions specifically in HFpEF patients with a very high body mass index (BMI).
- This suggests a distinct pathophysiological mechanism in obese individuals compared to non-obese HFpEF patients.