External Validation of the H2F-PEF Model in Diagnosing Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction

External Validation of the H₂F-PEF Model in Diagnosing Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction

Circulation. 2019 May 14;139(20):2377-2379. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038594.

Nariman Sepehrvand^{1

2}, Wendimagegn Alemayehu¹, Garrison J B Dyck³, Jason R B Dyck^{4

5}, Todd Anderson^{6

7}, Jonathan Howlett^{6

7}, Ian Paterson⁵, Finlay A McAlister^{1

8

9}, Justin A Ezekowitz^{1

10

5}

¹ Canadian VIGOUR Centre (N.S., W.A., J.A.E., F.A.M.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
² Department of Medicine (N.S.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
³ Faculty of Science (G.J.B.D.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics (J.R.B.D.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
⁵ Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, Canada (J.R.B.D., I.P., J.A.E.).
⁶ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Canada (T.A., J.H.).
⁷ Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.A., J.H.).
⁸ Patient Health Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Unit (F.A.M.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
⁹ Division of General Internal Medicine (F.A.M.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
¹⁰ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.A.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: decision support techniques; heart failure; stroke volume.