A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia
, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia
, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Introduction Heart failure (HF) phenotypes can be divided into categories according to the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) – HF with preserved EF (HFpEF; EF ≥ 50%); HF with mildly reduced EF (HFmrEF; EF 41-49%) and HF with reduced EF (HFrEF; EF ≤ 40%). However, HF phenotypes differ beyond just a different EF. While HFpEF develops from an interplay of comorbidities that lead to structural heart disease and HF symptoms, HFrEF usually develops due to a cardiac insult that reduces […]
Keywords: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Digoxin; Heart failure; Mineralocoirticoids; Receptor Antagonists; Stroke Volume/drug effects