Is your heart functioning properly? There is a test which can measure this, which is often recommended by medical professionals. Ejection fraction (EF) is a measurement, expressed as a percentage, of ...

Heart failure (HF) comprises overlapping phenotypes affecting contractile and diastolic function to variable extents. Thus, while systolic HF is characterized by reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection ...

There are a variety of opinions on how often echocardiograms should be ordered. In general, physicians tend to order more echocardiograms than are necessary. Recently, Dr. Catherine Otto [1] offered ...