Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Also written as LVEF.

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) – the strongest predictor of mortality; <35 % confers high risk.

What our notes say

• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) – the strongest predictor of mortality; <35 % confers high risk. (Heart failure: which tests and why)
• Prognosis: Determined primarily by left ventricular ejection fraction, patient age, infarct size, presence of cardiogenic shock, and timeliness of successful reperfusion. (Acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction)
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Ventricular dilation accompanied by impaired systolic contraction (reduced left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF < 40%]). (Cardiomyopathies)
• DCM: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40% (or fractional shortening <25%) combined with left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) >112% of predicted normal values. (Cardiomyopathies)

Study material on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

• Cardiomyopathies

Related topics

• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Atrial Pressure
• Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Jugular Venous Pressure
• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Left Ventricle
• Pericardial Disease
• Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea
• Mitral Regurgitation
• Axilla