Background Diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can be challenging because natriuretic peptide ...

Q: Can you tell me about ejection fractions? My wife’s heart doctor recently told us that her heart is weak, and she has a low ejection fraction. He did not discuss this much, but he has put her on ...

Barriers to better treatment start with the basic definitions of heart failure. Classifications in use for decades, such as the New York Heart Association system or the left ventricle ejection ...

Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death among patients with chronic heart failure and a left ventricular ...

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 ...

The arterial blood pressure (BP) waveform is transformed as it travels from the ascending aorta to the peripheral arteries. 1 In a healthy compliant vasculature systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse ...

A pooled analysis of two randomized trials has demonstrated the beneficial effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure with a reduced and preserved ejection fraction. The late breaking ...