Shortness of breath may be due to many varied causes of which cardiac causes are important to be identified. Despite good contractile function, the heart may fail to pump properly due to impaired filling pressure leading to shortness of breath.

In this interview, Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder, MD, FACC, FRCP, FESC, FASE, and Nanette Kass Wenger MD, MACC, discuss differentiating HFpEF from other causes of dyspnea.

Clinical Topics: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Acute Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Noninvasive Imaging, Pulmonary Hypertension and Venous Thromboembolism

Keywords: ACCELLite, Heart Failure, Dyspnea

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