1. Skeletal muscle (dys)function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Author
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María Valero-Muñoz, Flora Sam, Swetha Ramachandran, and Eng Leng Saw
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Skeletal muscle structure ,Exercise intolerance ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,In patient ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Exercise ,Heart Failure ,Exercise Tolerance ,Human studies ,business.industry ,Skeletal muscle ,Stroke Volume ,Stroke volume ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cardiology ,Fatiguability ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction - Abstract
Purpose of review Skeletal muscle dysfunction contributes to exercise intolerance, which manifests as dyspnea and fatiguability in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This review aims to summarize the current understanding of skeletal muscle dysfunction in HFpEF. Recent findings Animal and human studies in HFpEF provide insights into the pathophysiological alterations in skeletal muscle structure and function with the identification of several molecular mechanisms. Exercise training and novel pharmacological therapies that target skeletal muscle are proposed as therapeutic interventions to treat HFpEF. Summary There is evidence that skeletal muscle dysfunction plays a pathophysiological role in HFpEF. However, precise mechanistic insights are needed to understand the contribution of skeletal muscle dysfunction in HFpEF.
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- 2020