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A Novel Paradigm for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Paulus, Walter J., Tschöpe, Carsten·2013·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Over the past decade, myocardial structure, cardiomyocyte function, and intramyocardial signaling were shown to be specifically altered in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). A new paradigm for HFPEF development is therefore proposed, which identifies a systemic proinflammatory state induced by comorbidities as the cause of myocardial structural and functional alterations. The new paradigm presumes the following sequence of events in HFPEF: 1) a high prevalence of comorbidities such as overweight/obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and salt-sensitive hypertension induce a systemic proinflammatory state; 2) a systemic proinflammatory state causes coronary microvascular endothelial inflammation; 3) coronary microvascular endothelial inflammation reduces nitric oxide bioavailability, cyclic guanosine monophosphate content, and protein kinase G (PKG) activity in adjacent cardiomyocytes; 4) low PKG activity favors hypertrophy development and increases resting tension because of hypophosphorylation of titin; and 5) both stiff cardiomyocytes and interstitial fibrosis contribute to high diastolic left ventricular (LV) stiffness and heart failure development. The new HFPEF paradigm shifts emphasis from LV afterload excess to coronary microvascular inflammation. This shift is supported by a favorable Laplace relationship in concentric LV hypertrophy and by all cardiac chambers showing similar remodeling and dysfunction. Myocardial remodeling in HFPEF differs from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, in which remodeling is driven by loss of cardiomyocytes. The new HFPEF paradigm proposes comorbidities, plasma markers of inflammation, or vascular hyperemic responses to be included in diagnostic algorithms and aims at restoring myocardial PKG activity.

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Authors
Paulus, W. J., & Tschöpe, C.
Affiliations
  • Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (NL)
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Corresponding author
Paulus, Walter J.
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-07
Volume
62
Issue
4
Pages
263-271
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W164205712
Cited by
3,564
References
99
Citations by year
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FWCI
28.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
European Commission
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, systemic inflammation, comorbidities, nitric oxide bioavailability, protein kinase G, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular stiffness, interstitial fibrosis, cardiac remodeling, Laplace law, obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, salt-sensitive hypertension
MeSH terms
Animals, Coronary Circulation, Endothelium, Vascular, Heart Failure, Humans, Inflammation, Microcirculation, Myocardium, Stroke Volume, Comorbidity, Ventricular Remodeling

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