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What can ejection fraction tell you about your heart?
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI Key Takeaways Ejection fraction (EF) measures how well the heart pumps blood.A ...
Ejection fraction (EF) measures the amount of blood pumped out of your heart's lower chambers, or ventricles. It's the percentage of blood that leaves your ventricle when your heart contracts. The ...
Ejection fraction is a measurement doctors can use to help diagnose heart failure. A normal range is between 52% and 72% for males and between 54% and 74% for females. An ejection fraction that’s ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
Jim Januzzi, MD, outlines a multitude of drug treatment options for heart failure revolving around patient ejection fraction (EF) status. Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA: As we start to transition ...
An overview of the PARAGON-HF trial with special consideration to the rationale behind the design, the cardiovascular end points, and the safety profile. John McMurray, MBChB: The most recent attempt ...
The EMPEROR-Reduced trial previously showed that the sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for heart failure in ...
To Treat Pelvic Nodes or Not: Could the Greater Testicular Scatter Dose From Whole Pelvic Fields Confound Results of Prostate Cancer Trials? The delay in recognizing this early damage when ...
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