Ker, James A.2010-08-202010-08-202010-05Ker, JA 2010, 'Heart failure', South African Family Practice, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 213-215. [www.safpj.co.za]1726-426Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/14700Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the performance of the ventricle: either to eject blood (systolic dysfunction) [or reduced ejection function] or to fill with blood (preserved ejection fraction or diastolic heart failure).enMedpharm publicationsHeart failureClinical syndromeStructural cardiac disorderFunctional cardiac disorderCardiac failureSystolic dysfunctionReduced ejection functionVentrical dysfunctionPreserved ejection fractionDiastolic heart failureComorbidityOutcomeNT-proBNPProgressionDisease stagesTherapyMortalityArticle