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Left ventricular function in scleroderma [PDF]
Rheumatology, 1996 Scleroderma affects the left heart directly and indirectly via the effects of systemic hypertension. Using transthoracic echocardiography, we evaluated 35 patients with scleroderma and compared them with matched control subjects. Compared with controls, there were no differences between left ventricular dimensions, wall thickness, calculated mass or ...
G P, Armstrong +6 more
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Grading Diastolic Left Ventricular Function [PDF]
European Journal of Heart Failure, 2011 This editorial refers to ‘Diagnosis of heart failure with pre-served ejection fraction: which parameters and diagnosticstrategies are more valuable?’, by X.-X. Shuai et al.,published in this issue on page 737–745.The diagnosis of heart failure (HF) is based on symptoms and signsof HF, as well as evidence for a functional or structural abnormalityof the
Hummel, Yoran M., Voors, Adriaan A.
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Chronic Left Ventricular Pacing Preserves Left Ventricular Function in Children [PDF]
Pediatric Cardiology, 2008 Chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing can induce structural and functional cardiac deterioration. Because animal studies showed a benefit of left ventricular (LV) over RV pacing, this study compared the effects of chronic RV and LV pacing in children. Retrospectively, echocardiographic data were evaluated from 18 healthy children (control subjects) and
van Geldorp, I E +5 more
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Statins and Left Ventricular Function
Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2018 Background: Statins are a well-established class of drugs in both preventing coronary events and treating cardiovascular atherosclerotic disease, however their use in heart failure is still in debate. </P><P> Objectives: To establish whether statins' pleiotropic actions in endothelium, inflammation, remodeling of the heart and ...
Bakakos, Agamemnon +9 more
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The measurement of left ventricular function
The British Journal of Radiology, 1988 We read with interest the recent article (Foster et al, 1987) which compared gated computed tomography (CT) with angiography for the measurement of left ventricular function. In their discussion, the authors were rather dismissive of radionuclide angiography as “a potentially accurate method for measuring ejection fraction”.
R W, Barber, D L, Stone
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Left ventricular end‐diastolic pressure in evaluating left ventricular function [PDF]
Clinical Cardiology, 1981 AbstractThere are several factors that could affect the left ventricular end‐diastolic pressure. These include heart rate, preload, afterload, pericardial or pleural pressure, diastolic properties of the left ventricle, and the left ventricular inotropic state.
A S, Iskandrian, B L, Segal, A H, Hakki
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The architecture of the left ventricular myocytes relative to left ventricular systolic function [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2009 Objective: Mural thickening, combined with longitudinal and circumferential shortening, and apical along with basal twisting are critical components of the left ventricular systolic deformation that contribute to ventricular ejection. It is axiomatic that the spatial alignment of the actively contracting aggregates of myocytes must play a major role in
Dorri, Farshad +3 more
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1984 Initial studies of diastolic cardiac function in hypertension demonstrated that slowing of the maximal rate of left ventricular filling occurred before alterations in either ejection fraction or cardiac output. The present study was undertaken to determine: 1) the relation between hypertension, increased left ventricular mass and impaired left ...
Fouad, Fetnat M. +2 more
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Left ventricular function in left ventricular noncompaction – does compaction matter? [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology, 2021 openaire +3 more sources