Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
Chest. 2021 Dec;160(6):2232-2246. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.039. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the most common form of heart failure and frequently is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). HFpEF associated with PH may be difficult to distinguish from precapillary forms of PH, although this distinction is crucial because therapeutic pathways are divergent for the two conditions. A comprehensive and systematic approach using history, clinical examination, and noninvasive and invasive evaluation with and without provocative testing may be necessary for accurate diagnosis and phenotyping. After diagnosis, HFpEF associated with PH can be subdivided into isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (IpcPH) and combined postcapillary and precapillary pulmonary hypertension (CpcPH) based on the presence or absence of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. CpcPH portends a worse prognosis than IpcPH. Despite its association with reduced functional capacity and quality of life, heart failure hospitalizations, and higher mortality, therapeutic options focused on PH for HFpEF associated with PH remain limited. In this review, we aim to provide an updated overview on clinical definitions and hemodynamically characterized phenotypes of PH, pathophysiologic features, therapeutic strategies, and ongoing challenges in this patient population.
射血分数保留的心衰(HFpEF)是心衰最常见的类型,常伴有肺动脉高压(PH)。HFpEF 合并 PH 可能难以与毛细血管前 PH 相鉴别,尽管这种鉴别很重要,因为两种情况下的治疗途径是不同的。使用病史、临床检查以及有和没有激发试验的非侵入性和侵入性评估的全面和系统方法可能对于准确诊断和表型分型是必要的。诊断后,根据肺动脉阻力是否升高,HFpEF 合并 PH 可进一步分为单纯毛细血管后 PH(IpcPH)和毛细血管后和毛细血管前 PH 合并 PH(CpcPH)。CpcPH 比 IpcPH 预示着更差的预后。尽管与功能能力和生活质量降低、心衰住院和死亡率升高相关,但针对 PH 的治疗选择对于 HFpEF 合并 PH 仍然有限。在这篇综述中,我们旨在提供关于 PH 的临床定义和血流动力学特征表型、病理生理特征、治疗策略以及该患者群体中正在面临的挑战的最新概述。