Heart failure

James A. Ker

doi:10.1080/20786204.2010.10873973

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Heart failure

James A. Ker

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James A. Ker, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the performance of the ventricle: either to eject blood (systolic dysfunction) [or reduced ejection function] or to fill with blood (preserved ejection fraction or diastolic heart failure).

Keywords

heart failure; cardiac disorder; systolic dysfunction

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