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What is systolic Heart Failure?
Systolic heart failure, also known as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction(HFrEF), is a specific type of heart failure that occurs in the left ventricle of the heart. In this video, Dr. Sunthar tells us about the different categories of HFrEF.
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Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction or HFREF is also known as systolic heart failure. This is a condition where the overall pump function of the heart is reduced, The volume of blood pumped out with each contraction of the heart is usually around 55% so anything less than that and we would term it heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction. There are different categories under which this can fall. If it's between 45 and 50% we call it mild left ventricular systolic dysfunction. If it's between 35 and 45% we call it moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and if it's less than 35% we call it severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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