• Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease, Guangzhou, 510000, P.R.China;
LI Liwen, Email: gdghllw@163.com
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The Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure consensus has proposed the universal definition, classification and staging criteria of heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is still increasing, and the phenotype of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is becoming more and more common. Neuro-endocrine antagonists are effective in treating patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, there is no effective drug that can improve the clinical prognosis of patients with HFpEF. The pathophysiological mechanism of HFpEF involves metabolic-inflammatory mechanism disorders, epicardial fat tissue accumulation, and coronary microvascular dysfunction. The exploratory treatment of these mechanisms requires further research to confirm whether it is beneficial to patients with HFpEF. In addition, the improvement of ejection fraction and the recovery of cardiac function in patients with HFrEF after treatment cannot interrupt the drug treatment of heart failure.

Citation: XIAO Xiaoju, LI Liwen. Interpretation of Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021, 28(10): 1140-1144. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202106044 Copy

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