- Ejection fraction: An important heart test - Mayo Clinic
Ejection fraction is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it squeezes When the heart squeezes, it's called a contraction Ejection fraction is just one of many tests your healthcare professional may use to see how your heart works The heart squeezes and relaxes
- Heart failure - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Diagnosis To diagnose heart failure, your healthcare professional examines you and asks questions about your symptoms and medical history Your care professional checks to see if you have risk factors for heart failure, such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease or diabetes
- Publications - Michael P. Skolka, M. D. - Mayo Clinic
Hennrikus EF, Skolka MP, Hennrikus N Applying Metacognition Through Patient Encounters and Illness Scripts to Create a Conceptual Framework for Basic Science Integration, Storage, and Retrieval
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): More than . . .
Nearly half of all patients with heart failure have a normal ejection fraction (EF) The prevalence of this syndrome, termed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), continues to increase in the developed world, likely because of the increasing prevalence of common risk factors
- Managing sodium and fluid intake to improve heart failure outcomes
In a recent article published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality Outcomes, Rohan M Goswami, M D , a transplant cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and one of the study's authors, looks at the impact of sodium and fluid levels on heart failure treatment They find that when patients with heart failure restrict their sodium and fluid levels, it is a simple but
- Fracción de eyección: un estudio importante del corazón
La fracción de eyección es una medida del porcentaje de sangre que sale del corazón cada vez que se comprime Cuando el corazón se comprime, se llama contracción La fracción de eyección es solo uno entre muchos exámenes que el profesional de atención médica puede usar para ver cómo funciona el corazón
- Publications - Molly E. Lohman, M. D. - Mayo Clinic
Vidal NY, Rios-Duarte JA, Lohman ME Nuances of cytokeratin-7 immunohistochemistry interpretation during Mohs micrographic surgery for anogenital extramammary Paget's disease Int J Dermatol 2025 Apr; 64 (4):780-781 Epub 2024 Dec 11 View PubMed Hutson SD, Lohman ME, Johnson EF Smooth, Firm, Skin
- New treatment pathways for patients with advanced heart failure
Mayo Clinic Transplant Center specialists discuss new treatments for patients with advanced heart failure and how artificial intelligence (AI) can help improve outcomes
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