ABSTRACT
Heart failure is most often (but not always)
due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction,
which is most often (but not always) due to
ischaemic heart disease, which is most often
(but not always) due to coronary artery
disease, which is most often (but not always)
due to coronary atherosclerosis. When we use
the term ‘heart failure’ we tend to use it to
encapsulate all these conditions, at least in our
heads. Whilst we are most often right to do
so, we must not forget the varied minority of
conditions in which we are not.
