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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Review Of The Acc/Aha Guidelines And Evidence-Based Management Strategy, Vikas Sunder, Md

The Medicine Forum

Introduction

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a clinical syndrome in which a patient has signs and symptoms of heart failure including dyspnea, fatigue, pulmonary rales, peripheral edema and an ejection fraction greater than 50%.1-4 Approximately half of patients with heart failure have a preserved ejection fraction.2-5 HFpEF is considered a distinct clinical entity from other causes of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction such as valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, and infiltrative cardiomyopathy. HFpEF carries a poor prognosis, with an annual mortality of 29% in patients discharged after an acute decompensated heart failure admission.5 5-year survival …

Can Our Hearts Take The New Guidelines?, Eitan Frankel, Md

The Medicine Forum

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Effects Of Walnut Consumption As Part Of Heart Healthy Diet On Atherogenic Lipoprotein Subclasses, Kimberly L. Dulaney, Md, John M. Morgan, Md, David M. Capuzzi, Md

The Medicine Forum

Nutritional therapy is fundamental in the treatment of
cardiovascular disease. Studies that utilized a low-fat diet
supplemented with 64 grams/day of walnuts have shown
a significant reduction in serum levels of total and LDL
cholesterol, and triglycerides. This study was designed to
see if lipoprotein subclasses varied in patients eating a
low-fat walnut supplemented diet.