ArticleHeart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association
Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar.
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- Beyond initial recovery: Heart failure with transientWorld journal of cardiology · 2025Article
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Introduction: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in Qatar has not been well characterized in the outpatient setting. Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients with HFrEF who had improvement in their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and independent predictors of improvement. Methods: This retrospective cohort study conducted at the advanced heart failure (HF) clinic in Qatar recruited patients who visited the clinic between January 2017 and December 2018. Adult patients were eligible if they were diagnosed with HFrEF (LVEF < 40%) and had two echocardiograms separated by at least 6 months. Results: Of 582 eligible patients, 161 (27.7%) had improved LVEF. They were younger (53.4 vs. 57.3 years, Conclusion: Patients with HFrEF with improved LVEF were younger, had a nonischemic cardiomyopathy, and had significantly fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
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