What is Heart Failure?
Less blood is pumped out of the ventricles.
Weakened heart muscle can’ t squeeze as well.
Systolic Heart Failure is when The heart muscle becomes weak and enlarged. It can’ t pump enough blood forward when the ventricles contract. Ejection fraction is lower than normal.
Less blood fills the ventricles.
Stiff heart muscle can’ t relax normally.
Diastolic Heart Failure is when The heart muscle becomes stiff. It doesn’ t relax normally between contractions, which keeps the ventricles from filling with blood. Ejection fraction is often in the normal range.
Ejection Fraction( EF) is the percentage of blood the heart pumps with each beat. It is a measure of how well your heart is pumping. You can have a form of heart failure even if your ejection fraction is normal. Your EF value is obtained by an echocardiogram test or heart catheterization.
Normal EF: 50-70 %
My EF:
3