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