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The introduction of the heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) classification by the ESC guidelines aims to encourage targeted research and improve understanding of the syndrome.
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The introduction of the HFmrEF classification by the ESC aims to stimulate targeted research for this specific patient group.
The latest European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure include a new patient group for those with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). By defining this group of patients as a separate entity, the ESC hope to encourage more research focusing on patients with HFmrEF. Previously, patients with this condition were caught between two classifications-heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Hopefully, the inclusion of new terminology will not increase confusion, but rather aid our understanding of heart failure, a complex clinical syndrome.
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Sunil Nadar (2017) conducted an editorial in Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). The introduction of the heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) classification by the ESC guidelines aims to encourage targeted research and improve understanding of the syndrome.
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