"Pathophysiology of Chronic Left Ventricular Dysfunction , Circulation". Circulation. 93 (4): 737-744. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.93.4. ... surgery for patients with poor left ventricular function and the effects of social deprivation on cardiac surgical outcomes. He ...

Braunwald E (1982). "The stunned myocardium: prolonged, postischemic ventricular dysfunction". Circulation. 66 (6): 1146-1149. ... Myocardial stunning or transient post-ischemic myocardial dysfunction is a state of mechanical cardiac dysfunction that can ... The area of dysfunction should also maintain normal perfusion, detected via Positron Emission Tomography, echocardiography with ... Some evidence supports the use of inotropic drugs in the case of severe myocardial dysfunction. Results from canine ...

Dyke D, Koelling T (2008). "Heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction". In Eagle KA, Baliga RR (eds.). ... It is being studied for a potential role in the treatment of left ventricular systolic heart failure. Systolic heart failure ... Thus, the overall clinical result of omecamtiv mecarbil is an increase in left ventricular systolic ejection time and ejection ... leading to left ventricular hypertrophy, another characteristic of chronic heart failure. Current inotropic therapies work by ...

Dimensions Left ventricular systolic dysfunction; see Heart failure#Systolic dysfunction Ligonier Valley School District in ... LVSD may refer to: Left Ventricular end-systolic Dimension; see Ventricle (heart)# ...

Nyui N, Yamanaka O, Nakayama R, Sawano M, Kawai S (2000). "'Tako-Tsubo' transient ventricular dysfunction: a case report". ... 2002). "Tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction with ST-segment elevation: a novel cardiac syndrome mimicking acute ... Mid-ventricular obstruction, apical stunning: It has been suggested that a mid-ventricular wall thickening with outflow ... The theory of vasospasm is not easily separated from that of microvascular dysfunction and in fact, microvascular dysfunction ...

August 1993). "Activation of neurohumoral systems in postinfarction left ventricular dysfunction". Journal of the American ...

Priori SG, Chen SR (April 2011). "Inherited dysfunction of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ handling and arrhythmogenesis". ... The ventricular tachycardia may take a characteristic form known as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. This form of ... and classically take the form of bidirectional ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Those affected may be ... abnormal heart rhythms such as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia or frequent polymorphic ventricular ectopic beats may be ...

... progressive right ventricular dysfunction, progressive tricuspid valve regurgitation, right ventricular systolic pressure above ... PPVI can be used to repair congenital defects in the pulmonary valve or right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction, such as ... "Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction". NICE. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 25 ... Ventricular function and size are assessed with an echocardiogram. The right ventricle and the anatomy of the outflow tract, ...

"Left ventricular systolic dysfunction precipitated by verapamil in cardiac amyloidosis". Chest. 104 (2): 618-620. doi:10.1378/ ... Patients will demonstrate normal systolic function, diastolic dysfunction, and a restrictive filling pattern. 2-dimensional and ... In time, restrictive cardiomyopathy patients develop diastolic dysfunction and eventually heart failure. Diagnosis is typically ... from restrictive cardiomyopathy will usually eventually have to be treated by cardiac transplantation or left ventricular ...

Echocardiography can look for ventricular dysfunction, effusions, or valve dysfunction. Measurement of the vena cava during the ... This is due to the right ventricular stress and ischemia that can occur in PE. Other symptoms are syncope and hemoptysis. DVT ... A submassive PE causes right heart dysfunction without hypotension. A pericardial effusion is fluid in the pericardial sac. ...

In diastolic dysfunction, the end-diastolic ventricular pressure will be high. This increase in volume or pressure backs up to ... Diastolic dysfunction can be caused by processes similar to those that cause systolic dysfunction, particularly causes that ... early-to-atrial left ventricular filling ratio), the E (early left ventricular filling) deceleration time, and the isovolumic ... The failure of ventricular relaxation also results in elevated end-diastolic pressures, and the end result is identical to the ...

Knorr AM (April 1995). "Why is nisoldipine a specific agent in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction?". The American Journal of ...

Ventricular arrhythmias include ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Bradyarrhythmias are due to sinus node ... dysfunction or atrioventricular conduction disturbances. Arrhythmias are due to problems with the electrical conduction system ... Accelerated idioventricular rhythm Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Ventricular ... Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia is the most common type of ventricular tachycardia in otherwise healthy individuals ...

"A noninvasive scintiphotographic method for detecting regional ventricular dysfunction in man."". New England Journal of ... "A scintiphotographic method for measuring left ventricular ejection fraction in man without cardiac catheterization". The ...

"Antiandrogenic therapy with finasteride attenuates cardiac hypertrophy and left ventricular dysfunction". Circulation. 131 (12 ... Electrical abnormalities are commonly found in individuals with LVH, both ventricular and super-ventricular tachycardia. ... Although left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is more common, right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), as well as concurrent ... Ventricular hypertrophy (VH) is thickening of the walls of a ventricle (lower chamber) of the heart.[better source needed] ...

... in patients with congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction. Danish Investigations of Arrhythmia and ... September 1999). "Dofetilide in patients with congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction. Danish Investigations ... September 1999). "Dofetilide in patients with congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction. Danish Investigations ... dofetilide does not affect mortality in the treatment of patients post-myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction ...

There is also activation of cAMP and an increase in intracellular Ca2+ which leads to contractile dysfunction and fibrosis. ... which is termed right ventricular failure. This right ventricular failure is the main complication of right ventricular ... Right ventricular hypertrophy is the intermediate stage between increased right ventricular pressure (in the early stages) and ... Right ventricular hypertrophy in itself has no (pharmacological) treatment. Since the main causes of right ventricular ...

McConnell MV, Solomon SD, Rayan ME, Come PC, Goldhaber SZ, Lee RT (August 1996). "Regional right ventricular dysfunction ... specificity for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism in the setting of right ventricular dysfunction. Ultrasound of the ... In massive and submassive PE, dysfunction of the right side of the heart may be seen on echocardiography, an indication that ... These include hypotension, cardiogenic shock, syncope, evidence of right heart dysfunction, and elevated cardiac enzymes. Some ...

Right heart strain (also right ventricular strain or RV strain) is a medical finding of right ventricular dysfunction where the ... Right Ventricular Strain ECG Library Right Ventricular Strain & Failure Video by Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine McConnell sign ... "Transthoracic echocardiography in the evaluation of pediatric pulmonary hypertension and ventricular dysfunction". Pulmonary ...

Gatasko, Gavin I; Senior, Roxy; Lahiri, Avijit (2002). "A simple model to predict left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a ... "What is the most cost-effective strategy to screen for left ventricular systolic dysfunction: Natriuretic peptides, the ...

Co-occurring tricuspid regurgitation or right ventricular dysfunction can cause hepatomegaly to develop. The majority of HLHS ... Outflow tract obstruction leads to left ventricular hypertrophy and reduction in the left ventricular lumen. One example of ... On EKG, right axis deviation and right ventricular hypertrophy are common, but not indicative of HLHS. Chest x-ray may show a ... These primary defects can be divided into those that lead to outflow tract obstruction or reduced left ventricular filling. ...

"Rapid cooling preserves the ischaemic myocardium against mitochondrial damage and left ventricular dysfunction". Cardiovasc. ...

Van der Wall EE, Bax JJ (August 2000). "Different imaging approaches in the assessment of left ventricular dysfunction: all ... Folse R, Braunwald E (April 1962). "Determination of fraction of left ventricular volume ejected per beat and of ventricular ... "Left ventricular ejection fraction: are the revised cut-off points for defining systolic dysfunction sufficiently evidence ... The EF of the right heart, or right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), is a measure of the efficiency of pumping into the ...

The bronchoconstriction is also caused by left ventricular dysfunction, caused by the SRTXs. Left ventricular relaxation is ... This peribronchial edema is likely caused by impairment of left ventricular relaxation, elevating microvascular hydrostatic ...

Myocardial imaging usually demonstrates left ventricular dilation, severe ventricular dysfunction, and multiple infarctions. ... A 2004 study showed the patients in that study who underwent ventricular restoration as well as a coronary artery bypass ... "Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by a Single Surgeon Patients With Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions ≤30%". The ... "Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in people with ischemic ...

Pitfalls in the diagnosis of ventricular shunt dysfunction: radiology reports and ventricular size. Pediatrics, 1998. 101: p. ... Emergency department evaluation of ventricular shunt malfunction: is the shunt series really necessary? Pediatr. Emerg. Care 23 ...

Cardiac involvement usually presents with evidence of left ventricular dysfunction and ECG changes; it occurs more often in ... Dysfunction of the kidney and liver are also suggested to promote this disorder in response to other drugs due to the ... or other organ dysfunctions. DRESS syndrome is one of several terms that have been used to describe a severe idiosyncratic ... and motor dysfunction due to meningitis or encephalitis. Rare manifestations of the disorder include inflammation of the ...

"Pirfenidone mitigates left ventricular fibrosis and dysfunction after myocardial infarction and reduces arrhythmias". Heart ...

"Desmosomal dysfunction due to mutations in desmoplakin causes arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy". ... Mutations in desmoplakin have been shown to play a role in dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... Awad MM, Calkins H, Judge DP (May 2008). "Mechanisms of disease: molecular genetics of arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy, Autosomal Dominant OMIM entries on ...

... is used to treat hypertension, symptomatic heart failure, and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. ACE- ...

... in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction". New England Journal of Medicine. 348 (14): 1309-21 ... Ventricular remodeling may include ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular dilation, cardiomegaly, and other changes. It is an ... contributing to ventricular dilatation or ventricular hypertrophy, depending on the loading stress on the ventricular wall. ... Ventricular+remodeling at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Yu, Cheuk-Man; Bleeker, Gabe B ...