The Oxygen Cascade According to HFpEF Likelihood: A Focus on Sex Differences | JACC: Advances
Regardless of #HFpEF probability scores, ♀ have ⬇️peak VO2 than ♂ ⏪ ⬇️ O2 delivery &⬇️ O2 extraction
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Background: bit.ly/4epUf9q
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Method: combined CPET and #ExerciseEchocardiography in a dyspnea clinic
no EF < 50%, no history of HF, no more than mild pulmonary disease and valvular heart disease