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  • Figure 1.

    RVD in HFpEF Patients Associated With Higher Mortality

    FAC, fractional area change; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; RV, right ventricule; RVD, right ventricular dysfunction.

    Reprinted from Melenovsky V et al. Right heart dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J. 2014; Epub ahead of print 29 May 2014. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu193. Accessed 12/19/2014. By permission of European Society of Cardiology.

  • Figure 2.

    Longitudinal and Circumferential Strain Lower in HFpEF Patients

    HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HHD, hypertensive heart disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.

    *P < .0001 compared with controls and between HHD and HFpEF overall for longitudinal strain and circumferential strain. **LVEF-adjusted P < .001 compared with controls. ***P = .0002 compared with controls.

    Adapted from Kraigher-Krainer E et al. Impaired systolic function by strain imaging in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;63:447-456.

  • Figure 3.

    Functional Improvement Before and After Pericardiectomy

    Global LA longitudinal strain (ε) included peak negative strain (εnegative), peak positive strain (εpositive), and the sum of those values, total LA strain (εtotal).

    LA, left atrial.

    Adapted from J Am Soc Echocardiogr. Vol 26, Motoki H et al. Changes in left atrial mechanics following pericardiectomy for pericardial constriction, 640-648. Copyright (2013), with permission from American Society of Echocardiography.

  • Figure 4.

    Echo vs CMR vs RN

    CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Echo, echocardiography; ESVI, end-systolic volume index; RN, radionuclide imaging.

    Reprinted from Oh JK et al. Influence of baseline left ventricular function on the clinical outcome of surgical ventricular reconstruction in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2013;34:39-47. By permission of European Society of Cardiology.