Table 2: Characteristics in the presence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) according to the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.

HFpEF

Total

N = 605

n (%)

p

Without PH

N = 328

n (%)

With PH

N = 277

n (%)

Male

185 (56.4)

130 (46.9)

315 (52.1)

0.020

Age [years]

70 (60.79)

74 (65.82)

72 (62.81)

< 0.001

Arterial hypertension

253 (77.1)

220 (79.4)

473 (78.2)

0.497

Alcoholism

8 (2.4)

5 (1.8)

13 (2.1)

0.592

Type 2 diabetes

81 (24.7)

59 (21.3)

140 (23.1)

0.324

Liver disease

0 (0.0)

3 (1.1)

3 (0.5)

0.059

Coronary heart disease

92 (28.0)

73 (26.4)

165 (27.3)

0.641

COPD

40 (12.2)

90 (32.5)

130 (21.5)

< 0.001

Atrial fibrillation

52 (15.9)

94 (33.9)

146 (24.1)

< 0.001

Thyroid disease

52 (15.9)

66 (23.8)

118 (19.5)

0.014

Chronic kidney disease

49 (14.9)

53 (19.1)

102 (16.9)

0.170

Valvulopathy

50 (15.2)

74 (26.7)

124 (20.5)

< 0.001

Coronary revascularization

29 (8.8)

23 (8.3)

52 (8.6)

0.814

Dyslipidemia

118 (37.8)

92 (34.6)

210 (36.3)

0.421

Smoking

92 (28.0)

78 (28.2)

170 (28.1)

0.976

Anemia

8 (2.4)

6 (2.2)

14 (2.3)

0.824

Chagas disease

46 (14.0)

54 (19.5)

100 (16.5)

0.071

NYHA functional class

I

II

III

IV

49 (14.9)

194 (59.1)

79 (24.1)

6 (1.8)

17 (6.1)

149 (53.8)

95 (34.3)

16 (5.8)

66 (10.9)

343 (56.7)

174 (28.8)

22 (3.6)

< 0.001

Use of medications

ACEIs/ARBs-II

Beta-blockers

ARNI

MRA

Ivabradine

Diuretics

Nitrates

Anti-aggregants

Statins

Anticoagulants

243 (74.1)

255 (77.7)

15 (4.6)

106 (32.3)

171 (52.1)

9 (2.7)

11 (3.4)

160 (48.8)

181 (55.2)

65 (19.8)

225 (81.2)

228 (82.3)

4 (1.4)

97 (35.0)

197 (71.1)

5 (1.8)

11 (4.0)

130 (46.9)

163 (58.8)

103 (37.2)

468 (77.4)

483 (79.8)

19 (3.1)

203 (33.6)

368 (60.8)

14 (2.3)

22 (3.6)

290 (47.9)

344 (56.9)

168 (27.8)

0.037

0.163

0.028

0.483

< 0.001

0.444

0.686

0.650

0.365

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)*

122.5 [110-140]

123.5 [110-140]

123.0 [110-140]

0.683

Heart rate (bpm)*

71 [63-80]

70 [64-81]

70.5 [64-80]

0.299

LVEF*

47 [41.8-56]

50 [45-58]

49 [43-56]

0.003

Hemoglobin (mg dL)*

12.9 [11.3-14.0]

12.9 [11.3-14.1]

12.9 [11.3-14.1]

0.675

NT-proBNP*

1,153.5

[571.3-2,401.3]

3,131

[1,187.5-5,308.0]

1,719

[805.0-4,100.0]

< 0.001

Prolonged QRS

57 (25.5)

55 (31.9)

112 (28.3)

0.153

ACEIs = Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

ARBs = angiotensin receptor antagonists.

ARNI = angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor

bpm = beats per minute.

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

LVDD = left ventricular diastolic diameter.

LVEF= left ventricular ejection fraction.

MRA = aldosterone receptor antagonists.

NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide

NYHA = New York Heart Association.

PH = pulmonary hypertension.

SBP = systolic blood pressure.

*Median and [interquartile range].