Figure 1. The patient enrollment flowchart.
Among 620 patients with heart failure who measured BP more than 4 times during the study period, 307 were excluded due to reduced LVEF, and an additional 25 were excluded based on other aforementioned criteria. As a result, 288 stable outpatients with HFpEF were included in the analysis. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on the median V2V-BPV value (7.3%).
BP: blood pressure; HFpEF: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; V2V-BPV: visit-to-visit BP variability.
From: Determinants and Clinical Impact of Visit-to-visit Blood Pressure Variability in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
