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Good medical management approximately doubles life expectancy for patients with significant left ventricular systolic dysfunction, although mortality remains high and symptoms often persist.
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he treatment of patients with chronic heart failure is one of the great successes of modern medical therapy. Good medical management can approximately double life expectancy for patients with significant left ventricular systolic dysfunction, 1 and for some patients at least, induce a state of remission. 2 Mortality remains high, however, and many patients remain symptom limited.
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Clark et al. (2005) studied this question. Good medical management approximately doubles life expectancy for patients with significant left ventricular systolic dysfunction, although mortality remains high and symptoms often persist.
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