Drugs for Chronic Heart Failure

Date: 
June 14, 2021

Issue #: 

1626

Summary: 
Among patients with chronic heart failure, those with
a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40% are
considered to have heart failure with reduced ejection
fraction (HFrEF). Patients with a LVEF ≥50% are
considered to have heart failure with preserved ejection
fraction (HFpEF). Those with a LVEF of 41-49% are an
intermediate group more similar to patients with HFpEF.