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Heart failure
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 72-year-old man has heart failure with an ejection fraction of 45%. What is this called?
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The answer is C: Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction.
HFrEF is 40% or less, HFmrEF 41 to 49% and HFpEF 50% or more. NICE suggests considering the four HFrEF classes in HFmrEF too.
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