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I have seen these initials on post and would like to know the significance please

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It is Ejection Fraction relating to the amount of blood pumped on each heart beat. youtu.be/qS4jHMppRms hope this helps. best wishes.

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Thanks will look at site

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Ejection Fraction. It’s a measure of the efficiency of your heart. It represents the proportion of heart volume of blood pumped per heartbeat. For a healthy heart it should be 55% or better.

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