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Echocardiography in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Presented from India by Dr. R.R Kasliwal0
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Case Description
Non-invasive imaging, particularly echocardiography, plays a central role in the evaluation for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Echocardiography helps to rule in HFpEF among patients with unexplained dyspnea when the diagnosis is uncertain. In established HFpEF,...
Case Summary
- Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by symptoms and/or signs resulting from structural or functional cardiac abnormalities, corroborated by elevated natriuretic peptide levels and/or objective evidence of pulmonary or systemic congestion. It is classified based on ejection fraction (EF): reduced (≤40%), mildly reduced (41-49%), and preserved (≥50%).
Speaker Profile
Dr. R.R Kasliwal
Alumni- All India Institute of Medical SciencesChairman of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon
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