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Echocardiogram (transthoracic) 2026-10-19 10:20

Dr. Ines Varga (cardiology) · no structured ejection fraction (the side panel reads the report text, quote verified)

Transthoracic echocardiogram. Left ventricle mildly dilated with global hypokinesis. Left ventricular ejection fraction is 30% by biplane method. Mild mitral regurgitation. Normal right ventricular size and function.

Specificity How to read this

“Draft · pending review” means the definition awaits approval by your clinical and coding reviewers.

Needs a look Heart pumping fraction (ejection fraction, EF) Draft · pending review

The note says CHF; the record has an ejection fraction of 30% on 2026-10-19. The note does not state the type.

Note read by: AI reader and rule reader agree · AI reader quoted CHF

Evidence from the record (1)

Ejection fraction 30% · echocardiogram 2026-10-19 (transthoracic, report text only) read from the report text by the AI reader · quote verified · rule reader agreesLeft ventricular ejection fraction is 30% by biplane method. (Dr. Ines Varga (cardiology))

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Needs: latest ejection fraction 40% or lower Record: latest 30% on 2026-10-19 · ✓ met
Needs: latest ejection fraction 41% to 49% Record: latest 30% on 2026-10-19 · ✗ not met
Needs: latest ejection fraction 50% or higher Record: latest 30% on 2026-10-19 · ✗ not met
Needs: an earlier ejection fraction of 40% or lower, the latest above 40%, and a rise of at least 10 points Record: only one measurement on file (30% on 2026-10-19) · ∅ not assessable

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Provenance

This check is stored and can be re-run to the same result.
Inputs: 1 record item, listed under Evidence above.
Readers: AI reader and rule reader agree
What happened so far: No response yet · shown 1 time before on this visit
Offer OF-000043 in the provenance record

Reference ids (for audit)

Definition version front_hf_ef_type@1.0 · run FRUN-00049 · replay 7a95e4723ad7…
Input ids: ECHO-P41-1

Who read the note

Rule reader: a fixed word list, always on.
AI reader: openrouter · openai/gpt-6.1-terra. It may only quote the note; its quotes are checked character by character and must agree with the rule reader.
The results side (values, dates, definition) never depends on either reader.

Reference ids (for audit)

Rule reader word list: front-lexicon 1.0
AI reader: openrouter · openai/gpt-6.1-terra, version openai/gpt-6.1-terra; task exactdx.front_statements@1

Published definition and source

Clinical implications of the universal definition for the prevention and treatment of heart failure

definition version 1.0

Chandramouli C, Stewart S, Almahmeed W, Lam CSP (Clinical Cardiology) · 2022 · Section 1.3 'New universal definition' (classification by left ventricular ejection fraction) · source

Licence: open licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0), attribution: Chandramouli C, Stewart S, Almahmeed W, Lam CSP. Clinical implications of the universal definition for the prevention and treatment of heart failure. Clin Cardiol 2022;45(Suppl 1):S2-S12. doi:10.1002/clc.23842. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.. Source checked: opened (2026-11-14).

Categories by ejection fraction: 40% or lower; 41% to 49%; 50% or higher; improved (earlier 40% or lower, now above 40%, a rise of at least 10 points). Acuity is a clinical judgement: indicators are shown, nothing is concluded.

Edition note: The 2021 categories are shown as the 2021 edition. A 2026 second universal definition reportedly drops fixed cut-offs between reduced and preserved ejection fraction while keeping the improved category (summary of an openly licensed editorial; the consensus document itself was not opened). Clinical decision needed before release.

Edition note: A federal cross-check (NHLBI, 2022) describes reduced ejection fraction as below 40%, not 40% or lower: the boundary at exactly 40% differs between sources.

See also: Universal definition and classification of heart failure (2021); Second universal definition of heart failure (2026); Accelerating heart failure research (2022); ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list and index (2026).

Draft definition: pending clinical and coding review. No endorsement by the cited bodies is implied.

Reference ids (for audit)

Definition key front_hf_ef_type@1.0

Relevant history

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Other checks 1

Other measurements checked against published definitions (the extended set).

Agrees: nothing to do Kidney filtering rate (eGFR) over time

Kidney results 200 days apart are 60 or above (filtering rate 86.6 on 2026-04-26 and 86.6 on 2026-11-12) and the note doesn't mention kidney function.

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Thresholds

Heart pumping fraction (ejection fraction, EF): Categories by ejection fraction: 40% or lower; 41% to 49%; 50% or higher; improved (earlier 40% or lower, now above 40%, a rise of at least 10 points). Acuity is a clinical judgement: indicators are shown, nothing is concluded.

Rules and published sources

ckd_epi_2009@1.0 Levey et al., Ann Intern Med 2009;150:604-12 (2009 eGFR equation, drift check) · source
ckd_epi_2021@1.0 Inker et al., N Engl J Med 2021;385:1737-49 (2021 race-free eGFR equation) · source
kdigo_aki_2012@1.1 KDIGO 2012 guideline, Kidney Int Suppl 2012;2:1-138 (Rec 2.1.1-2.1.2, Table 2) · source
kdigo_ckd_2024@1.1 KDIGO 2024 guideline, Kidney Int 2024;105(4S):S117-S314 (G/A categories, >3 months) · source
kidney_compare@1.1 this tool's comparison rules (both directions) · source
kidney_exclusions@1.0 KDIGO 2024 guideline, limitations of creatinine-based eGFR (muscle mass, pregnancy, kidney replacement); local list · source
lab_units@1.1 KDIGO 2012 and 2024 guidelines, unit conversion (creatinine 1 mg/dL = 88.4 umol/L; ACR 1 mg/mmol = 8.84 mg/g) · source
front_hf_ef_type@1.0 draft, pending review

Record

Check RUN-00049 · kidney-engine 2.0 · replay 13a6a305e303…. Data for this panel (JSON).

Specificity check FRUN-00049 · front-engine 1.2 · replay 7a95e4723ad7….

Library check LRUN-00049 · library_default_set@1.1 · library-engine 1.1 · replay afbc53023483….

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Echocardiogram (transthoracic) 2026-10-19 10:20