What is the 5-year prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction compared to HFrEF and the general population?
HFpEF carries a poor prognosis with a 5-year survival rate of 43%, comparable to that of HFrEF.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction has a poor prognosis, comparable with that of HF with reduced EF, with a 5 year survival rate after a first episode of 43% and a high excess mortality compared with the general population.
Tribouilloy et al. (Sun,) studied this question.
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