Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is also called:

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is also called:

• A. Diastolic heart failure
• B. Systolic heart failure
• C. HFrEF
• D. Reduced LV ejection

Answer: (A)

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is defined by normal or near-normal pumping function (ejection fraction remained about normal), but impaired filling of the ventricle during diastole. The ventricle is stiff and doesn’t relax properly, so filling is limited and filling pressures rise, producing heart-failure symptoms despite a preserved EF. That’s why it’s called diastolic heart failure. In contrast, Systolic heart failure and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction refer to a failing pump with a reduced ejection fraction, and reduced LV ejection describes the same opposite condition. So the best label for HFpEF is diastolic heart failure.

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is defined by normal or near-normal pumping function (ejection fraction remained about normal), but impaired filling of the ventricle during diastole. The ventricle is stiff and doesn’t relax properly, so filling is limited and filling pressures rise, producing heart-failure symptoms despite a preserved EF. That’s why it’s called diastolic heart failure. In contrast, Systolic heart failure and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction refer to a failing pump with a reduced ejection fraction, and reduced LV ejection describes the same opposite condition. So the best label for HFpEF is diastolic heart failure.