Prognosis in Heart Failure with a Normal Ejection Fraction
- 23 August 2007
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (8) , 829-830
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc076179
Abstract
Recent studies have shown a poor prognosis for patients with heart failure who have a normal ejection fraction,1 a finding that differs markedly from the results of randomized, controlled trials.2,3 This discrepancy requires an explanation.Keywords
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