Ejection Fraction is a measure of the heart's pumping function. Based on this index, the doctor can diagnose whether the patient has heart failure or another type of cardiovascular disease.

Hi doctor! %EF readings can be confused when diastolic heart failure causes less blood in the ventricles and %EF increases. In case of both diastolic and systolic heart failure, the percentage of EF compensates for each other, making the percentage of EF not standard.