Heart failure is a progressive and potentially fatal condition that affects over 400,000 Australians, with over 70,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Heart failure refers to the inability of the heart to pump sufficient blood through the body. Patients with chronic heart failure can present with either reduced (HFrEF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFrEF happens when the heart muscle does not contract effectively, and less blood is pumped out to the body often related to previous cardiac events, coronary artery disease and structural damage to the heart. HFpEF occurs when the heart muscle contracts normally but the left ventricle does not fill with enough blood, often due to stiffening of the heart muscle. Both, HFrEF and HFpEF, are related to co-morbidities like hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity and type-2-diabetes.
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