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Estimating ejection fraction and heart failure severity using cardiac apex angles: a multiphase pilot study

By JOM Staff

10.01.26

Heart failure (HF) affects 6.7 million American adults. The gold standard for HF assessment is echocardiography (echo) to determine the ejection fraction (EF). Evaluating the cardiac apex angle may be a possible way to estimate EF; however, there is a lack of investigation into this relationship.

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