Understanding Heart Failure
Understanding Heart Failure
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0.75 -> - [Narrator] Did you
know that heart failure
2.53 -> affects 6,000,000 Americans
5.05 -> and 900,000 new cases
are diagnosed each year?
9.52 -> If you or a loved one
10.63 -> is diagnosed with a heart condition,
12.72 -> we recommend working with your doctor
14.83 -> to monitor your ejection fraction.
17.37 -> Ejection fraction measures how well
19.33 -> your heart pumps blood to the body.
21.38 -> It's an important part of setting
22.86 -> and maintaining an
effective treatment plan.
25.16 -> Let's break it down.
26.58 -> A normal ejection
fraction is when 50 to 70%
29.64 -> of the blood in the heart's chamber
31.2 -> is pumped out during each contraction.
33.88 -> But reduced ejection fraction occurs
36.04 -> when less than 40% of the blood
37.94 -> is pumped out to the body.
39.7 -> Reduced ejection fraction
41.06 -> is also called reduced EF
43.06 -> or systolic heart failure.
45.02 -> Warning signs of systolic heart failure
47.03 -> include shortness of breath,
48.44 -> fatigue, and impaired exercise tolerance.
51.23 -> The good news?
52.3 -> You and your doctor can improve
53.93 -> your heart's ejection fraction
55.39 -> and overall health in a variety of ways.
58.55 -> While ejection fraction
59.8 -> is a good gauge of heart health,
61.68 -> it is not the only indication
63.56 -> of a heart abnormality.
65.41 -> It's important to monitor your body
67.45 -> and report any uncomfortable
feelings to your doctor.
70.93 -> Managing your heart health can be tricky,
73.06 -> but we're here to make
life and fractions easier.
77.205 -> (upbeat music)
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuICpbJPXBM