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Highlights the misleading impact of functional mitral regurgitation on the reliability of left ventricular ejection fraction measurements as an index of pump function in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
In their recent publication, Riccardi et al.1 provide an important overview of a highly topical issue relating to the clinical implications of functional mitral regurgitation (MR) in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Given the high prevalence of functional MR in HFpEF, its aggravating effects on heart failure and its misleading impact on the reliability of left ventricular ejection fraction) (LVEF) measurements as an index of LV pump function, the relationship between LVEF and MR needs particular attention and deserves additional consideration.
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