RT Book, Section
A1 Schwinghammer, Terry L.
A1 DiPiro, Joseph T.
A1 Ellingrod, Vicki L.
A1 DiPiro, Cecily V.
SR Print(0)
ID 1178895976
T1 Heart Failure
T2 Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 11e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260116694
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178895976
RD 2024/04/23
AB Heart  failure  (HF)  is  a  progressive  syndrome  that  can  result  from  any  changes  in  cardiac  structure  or  function  that  impair  the  ability  of  the  ventricle  to  fill  with  or  eject  blood.  HF  may  be  caused  by  an  abnormality  in  systolic  function,  diastolic  function,  or  both.  HF  with  reduced  systolic  function  (ie,  reduced  left  ventricular  ejection  fraction,  LVEF)  is  referred  to  as  HF  with  reduced  ejection  fraction  (HFrEF).  Preserved  LV  systolic  function  (ie,  normal  LVEF)  with  presumed  diastolic  dysfunction  is  termed  HF  with  preserved  ejection  fraction  (HFpEF).