What does EF stand for?

Ejection Fraction

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Samples in periodicals archive:

5-year period, we enrolled and followed 1820 patients with ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy, an ejection fraction of 30% or less, a QRS duration of 130 msec or more, and New York Heart Association class I or II symptoms.

United States: Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for the Prevention ...

The 469 participants in the primary analysis were 45 years or older, had a New York Heart Association classification of II or higher, and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 45% or less.

Sertraline falls short for depressed heart failure patients

The mice treated with hydrogen sulfide showed an ejection fraction 33 percent higher than the control group (36 percent compared to 27 percent), the researchers said.

Toxic gas in small doses protects mice from heart failure

A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our department with severe calcific aortic stenosis of 80/41 mmHg peak/mean pressure gradient and left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction (LVEF) of 25%.

A rare complication of aortic valve replacement surgery-aorta-right ...

If such trials prove that T-wave alternans and other new measures can supplement ejection fraction in clinical evaluation of patients, doctors may save more lives even though they implant fewer devices than they do now.

Calling death's bluff: implantable defibrillators can save thousands ...

The exceptions are: N Women with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than 55%, or women whose hearts fail to pump adequately N High-risk uncontrolled irregular heart beat N Angina in the chest requiring medication N Heart valve disease N Heart attack where an area of the heart is not working at all N Poorly controlled high blood pressure.

NHS approves cancer drug

The guideline stipulates that ICDs should be used as a primary prevention therapy for heart failure patients with a low ejection fraction (poor heart pumping function) to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and as a secondary prevention therapy for heart failure patients with a low ejection fraction and a previous SCA or documented, sustained ventricular arrhythmias.

MEDTRONIC DEVICE THERAPIES RECOMMENDED FOR HEART FAILURE

In recent years, doctors have recognized that many people with normal ejection fraction have heart failure.

New HF guidelines emphasize early diagnosis, treatment