Medscape

Improved LVEF May Negate Need for ICD: More Study Needed

BALTIMORE, MD — Among heart-failure patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) who received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the EF improved in 40% of patients during ...
Medscape

Airway Wall Thickness on qCT Signals Heart Dysfunction in Exacerbated COPD

Routine quantitative CT scans performed during acute COPD exacerbations can reveal undiagnosed cardiac dysfunction, with ...
TCTMD

CONDUCT-AF: LBBAP a Good Option for ‘Pace and Ablate’ Strategy

A “pace and ablate” approach has been shown to be effective in patients with symptomatic, refractory AF. Guidelines currently ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

HFSA Calls for Reclassification of HFmrEF as a Distinct Heart Failure Phenotype

Reclassifying HFmrEF as a stable phenotype aims to reduce therapeutic inertia and GDMT underuse driven by heterogeneous ...
Pharmabiz

Chinese NMPA grants marketing authorization for a label extension to Bayer’s Kerendia to treat adult patients with heart failure with LVEF =40%

Chinese NMPA grants marketing authorization for a label extension to Bayer’s Kerendia to treat adult patients with heart failure with LVEF =40%: Berlin Saturday, May 23, 2026, 0 ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Tempus gets FDA OK for software to detect cardiac issue

Tempus AI has gained clearance for software that uses artificial intelligence to identify patients who may have the cardiovascular condition of low left ventricular ejection fraction, or LVEF. The ...
Medical Dialogues

Missed Milestones: Two-Thirds of Patients with HFrEF Face LVEF Assessment Gap, Finds JAMA Study

USA: A cohort study highlighted a significant gap between evidence and real-world practice in patients with newly identified heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Nearly two-thirds of ...
Healio

Reduced LVEF tied to decline in muscle quality among patients undergoing chemotherapy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction may be tied to adverse changes in muscle quality among ...
Healio

Debate: LVEF significance or lack thereof in HF decision-making

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — The consideration of left ventricular ejection fraction when diagnosing or making treatment ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

LVEF Improvement for Many With Primary Prevention ICDs

(HealthDay News) — Forty percent of patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) experience improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), according to a ...