State-of-the-Art ReviewThe Role of the Pericardium in Heart Failure: Implications for Pathophysiology and Treatment
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Key Words
heart failure
hemodynamics
pericardium
Abbreviations and Acronyms
HF
heart failure
HFpEF
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
HFrEF
heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
LV
left ventricle
LVEDP
left ventricle end-diastolic pressure
LVEDV
left ventricular enddiastolic volume
NT-proBNP
N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide
PCWP
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PH
pulmonary hypertension
RA
right atrium
RV
right ventricle
RV-PA
right ventricle Pulmonary Arterial
RVEDP
right ventricle end-diastolic pressure
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Dr. Borlaug is supported by U.S. National Institutes of Health grants R01 HL128526, R01 HL 126638, U01 HL125205, and U10 HL110262; and is named inventor on a provisional patent (#61/798,382) for the tools and approach for a minimally-invasive pericardial modification procedure to treat patients with heart failure. Dr. Reddy has reported that he has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
© 2019 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier.