Medical School - Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)

Brief discussion of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, otherwise known as diastolic heart failure.  Heart failure has become one of the most common causes for hospitalizations in the elderly.  Though there are no cures for heart failure besides heart transplantation there are medical regimens that have been shown to improve survival.  Understanding the difference between the types of heart failure is important in recognizing and identifying the treatments.

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