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Jill Kalman

Bio: Jill Kalman is an academic researcher from Beth Israel Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heart failure & Acute decompensated heart failure. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 551 citations.

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TL;DR: Though women are treated less aggressively, treatment gaps exists in both sexes, and length of stay and in-hospital mortality rates are similar, more women than men are hospitalized with ADHF.

192 citations


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TL;DR: Theodore G. Feldman, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Chair as mentioned in this paper, Chair, Chair of FAHA 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019
Abstract: Mariell Jessup, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair [*][1] William T. Abraham, MD, FACC, FAHA[†][2] Donald E. Casey, MD, MPH, MBA[‡][3] Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA[§][4] Gary S. Francis, MD, FACC, FAHA[§][4] Theodore G. Ganiats, MD[∥][5] Marvin A. Konstam, MD, FACC[¶][6] Donna M.

3,542 citations

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TL;DR: The updated strategies for the diagnosis and exclusion of HFNEF are useful not only for individual patient management but also for patient recruitment in future clinical trials exploring therapies forHFNEF.
Abstract: Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFNEF) to indicate that HFNEF could be a precursor of heart failure with reduced LVEF. Because of improved cardiac imaging and because of widespread clinical use of plasma levels of natriuretic peptides, diagnostic criteria for HFNEF needed to be updated. The diagnosis of HFNEF requires the following conditions to be satisfied: (i) signs or symptoms of heart failure; (ii) normal or mildly abnormal systolic LV function; (iii) evidence of diastolic LV dysfunction. Normal or mildly abnormal systolic LV function implies both an LVEF > 50% and an LV end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) 16 mmHg or mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure >12 mmHg) or non-invasively by tissue Doppler (TD) (E/E' > 15). If TD yields an E/E' ratio suggestive of diastolic LV dysfunction (15 > E/E' > 8), additional non-invasive investigations are required for diagnostic evidence of diastolic LV dysfunction. These can consist of blood flow Doppler of mitral valve or pulmonary veins, echo measures of LV mass index or left atrial volume index, electrocardiographic evidence of atrial fibrillation, or plasma levels of natriuretic peptides. If plasma levels of natriuretic peptides are elevated, diagnostic evidence of diastolic LV dysfunction also requires additional non-invasive investigations such as TD, blood flow Doppler of mitral valve or pulmonary veins, echo measures of LV mass index or left atrial volume index, or electrocardiographic evidence of atrial fibrillation. A similar strategy with focus on a high negative predictive value of successive investigations is proposed for the exclusion of HFNEF in patients with breathlessness and no signs of congestion. The updated strategies for the diagnosis and exclusion of HFNEF are useful not only for individual patient management but also for patient recruitment in future clinical trials exploring therapies for HFNEF.

2,578 citations

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TL;DR: Global HHF registries are reviewed to describe the patient characteristics, management, outcomes and their predictors, quality improvement initiatives, regional differences, and limitations of the available data and propose a roadmap for the design and conduct of future H HF registries.

1,604 citations

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TL;DR: The 2009 Focused Update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and This information is current as of August 30, 2010 http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/53/15/1343 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is
Abstract: 2009;53;1343-1382; originally published online Mar 26, 2009; J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Rahko, Marc A. Silver, Lynne Warner Stevenson, and Clyde W. Yancy Francis, Theodore G. Ganiats, Marvin A. Konstam, Donna M. Mancini, Peter S. Mariell Jessup, William T. Abraham, Donald E. Casey, Arthur M. Feldman, Gary S. Heart and Lung Transplantation Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Guidelines Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Management of Heart Failure in Adults: A Report of the American College of 2009 Focused Update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and This information is current as of August 30, 2010 http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/53/15/1343 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is

1,201 citations

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TL;DR: Although pulmonary venous HTN contributes to PH, it does not fully account for the severity of PH in HFpEF, suggesting that a component of pulmonary arterial HTN also contributes.

981 citations