A 56-year-old male presents to the emergency department with dyspnea, fatigue, and poor exercise tolerance that has increased over the past month. He reports that he has been on a diet but has gained 20 pounds over the last month. An echocardiogram is ordered and shows an ejection fraction of 35%.
You would describe and classify his type of heart failure as:

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The patient's ejection fraction of 35% indicates heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), which is typically defined as an ejection fraction of less than 40%.

A 56-Year-Old Male Presents to the Emergency Department with Dyspnea