Morbidity and mortality in a population of patients affected by heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study

Table 3 Mean values of the most relevant echocardiographic parameters in patients with HfrEF and in those with HFpEF

Echocardiography parameter	Baseline assessment	After 6 months of treatment	P-value
Patients with HFrEF (n = 16)
LVEF (%)	34 ± 6	50 ± 14	p < 0.001
LVEDV, mL	142 ± 29	122 ± 67	p < 0.01
LVESV, mL	81 ± 23	78 ± 20	ns
RVSP, mmHg	36 ± 9	33 ± 8	P < .001
Patients with HFpEF (n = 40)
LVEF (%)	58 ± 7	61 ± 7	ns
LVEDV, mL	104 ± 31	92 ± 22	ns
LVESV, mL	41 ± 20	39 ± 8	ns
RVSP, mmHg	36 ± 11	32 ± 9	P < .001

HFrEF = heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV = left ventricular end-systolic volume, RVSP = right ventricular systolic pressure, HFpEF = heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, ns = not significant

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