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Abstract
It is well recognized that many patients presenting with heart failure have a normal left ventricular ejection fraction. There has been debate about the correct name for this condition including originally Diastolic Heart Failure (DHF), Heart Failure with a Normal Ejection Fraction (HFNEF), and more recently Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction, usually abbreviated to HFpEF. In this viewpoint is it argued that 'Preserved' is the least appropriate word to use, as ejection fraction declines over time and furthermore it is never explained why the 'p' is small. The most honest acronym is HFNEF.Entities:
Keywords: diastole; ejection fraction; heart failure
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24622122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.09.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: JACC Heart Fail ISSN: 2213-1779 Impact factor: 12.035