Treatment with a "polypill" that combines multiple medications into a single daily dose significantly enhanced cardiac ...

Leading cardiovascular societies have developed the second universal definition of heart failure that updates how it is classified and identified, hoping to improve diagnosis and management.

NICE has recommended a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that lowers worsening heart failure events in adults with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.

NICE draft guidance recommends finerenone for heart failure. Learn more about the proposed NHS recommendation.

In a population of patients with HF and low ejection, those aged at least 63 years had significantly reduced verbal memory compared with younger patients, new study results indicated. The ...

Heart failure, a condition where the heart struggles to pump blood efficiently to meet the body's needs, comes in various forms and one of them, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), ...

Routine cardiac markers such as left ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP, even when only mildly abnormal, can predict ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a type of heart failure that affects the left side of the heart. It occurs when the lower left chamber of the heart, called the left ventricle ...