CHU Henri-Mondor

Jul 26, 2024 | academic.oup.com | CHU Henri-Mondor |Université Paris Saclay |Faculté de Médecine |Réseau Cardiogen

Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH), belonging to post-capillary PH (pcPH) or Group 2 PH,1 and affects roughly half of patients with HF, whether it is HF with preserved (HFpEF) or reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).2–4 In any case, pcPH is associated with poorer prognosis compared with HF patients without pcPH in terms of decreased quality of life, an increased risk of hospitalization for acute HF, and, finally, an increased risk of death.1–4 The...