Characterization of Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous System and Inflammatory Activation in HFpEF Patients

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Abstract

We have shown that systemic and cardiac sympathetic activation is present in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients. Conversely, whereas systemic inflammatory activation was also detected in HFpEF, we did not detect local myocardial release of inflammatory cytokines. Activation of the sympathetic system correlated with both hemodynamic and demographic factors that characteristically cluster together in HFpEF. Together these data suggest that there may be a role for antiadrenergic therapies in certain HFpEF patients. The study does not implicate locally derived cytokines in the myocardial biology of HFpEF, although systemic sources may contribute to the global pathophysiology of HFpEF.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-127
Number of pages12
JournalJACC: Basic to Translational Science
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • cytokines
  • heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  • sympathetic nervous system
  • transcardiac biomarker gradient

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