Publications by authors named "Kanwal Farooq"
Patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) tend to be older and have a high co-morbidity burden. The impact of co-morbid conditions and sociodemographic risk factors on outcomes in these patients has not been quantified. We evaluated 445 consecutive outpatients with HFpEF, defined as established diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction at presentation >40% and no previous left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%.
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- - The study investigates the relationship between lung function (spirometric parameters) and outcomes in patients with stage D heart failure who are awaiting heart transplants, as previous studies indicated that impaired lung function affects those with stage C heart failure negatively.
- - Data from 187 patients revealed that lung function measurements like FEV1 and FVC did not significantly correlate with primary outcomes (death or left ventricular assist device implantation) or secondary outcomes (urgent transplantation), indicating that these parameters may not be as crucial in stage D heart failure patients.
- - Overall, unlike stage C heart failure patients, those in stage D did not show associations between lung function and post-transplant outcomes, suggesting that the two stages of heart failure may have different