Myocardial strain to predict mid-term mortality and re-hospitalization in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Heart failure (HF) is a severe clinical syndrome caused by diverse etiologies. Classically left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) has been used as a diagnostic marker as well as to subdivide HF into 3 groups (HFpEF, HFmEF and HFrEF).