Heart failure

  • James A Ker University of Pretoria
Keywords: heart failure

Abstract

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the performance of the ventricle: either to eject blood (systolic dysfunction) [or reduced ejection function] or to fill with blood (preserved ejection fraction or diastolic heart failure).

Author Biography

James A Ker, University of Pretoria
MBChB, MMed(Int), MD Deputy Dean Senior Specialist Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria
Section
Review Articles