Ejection Fraction

Women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction have sex-specific differences in presentation, diagnosis and treatment responses, highlighting the importance of proper diagnoses and guideline-directed medical therapy initiation.

New data from the FINEARTS-HF trial show that finerenone improved outcomes in patients with HF compared with placebo across the entire midrange and preserved ejection fraction ranges.

People with excess adiposity in young adulthood were more likely to have adverse cardiac structure and function later in life compared with people without it, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal.

ATLANTA — In patients who underwent early angiography for acute MI and had ejection fraction of 50% or more, long-term beta-blocker use did not reduce risk for death or new MI compared with no use, researchers reported.

Eko Health announced it received FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence algorithm for the detection of heart failure during routine physical exams.

Among adults with apparent resistant hypertension, treatment with renal denervation improved left ventricular hypertrophy and LV ejection fraction but had no significant effect on diastolic function, according to a new meta-analysis.

Anumana announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its novel artificial intelligence-powered device to detect low left ventricular ejection fraction in patients at risk for HF.

Among patients with chronic kidney disease, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction was highly prevalent, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Artificial intelligence decision support vs. sonographer on timing and accuracy of assessment of echocardiograms.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In a DELIVER subgroup analysis, dapagliflozin conferred similar benefit in patients with HF with improved ejection fraction prior to trial enrollment compared with those with consistently high EF.