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Systolic heart failure, also called heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, occurs when your left ventricle can’t pump blood efficiently. It’s a serious condition and can cause damage to other organs.
Reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) – also referred to as systolic heart failure. The heart muscle does not contract effectively, and therefore less oxygen-rich blood is pumped out to the body. Tests for measuring EF
Systolic heart failure is also called heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (or HFrEF). Ejection fraction is the percentage of blood the left ventricle pumps out with every beat. A normal, healthy ejection fraction is 55% to 65%. If it’s higher or lower, that can indicate a heart problem.
If you have systolic heart failure, the left ventricle of your heart, which pumps most of the blood, has become weak. This may happen because it's gotten bigger.
Systolic blood pressure is the top number and refers to the amount of pressure experienced by the arteries while the heart is beating. Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number and refers to the amount of pressure in the arteries while the heart is resting in between heartbeats.
Complete review on left ventricular systolic function, with emphasis on echocardiography, definitions, methods and guidelines.
Systole, period of contraction of the ventricles of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle (the sequence of events in a single heart beat). Systole causes the ejection of blood into the aorta and pulmonary trunk.