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Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To determine the left ventricular systolic dysfunction and the association of various factors with this dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Zahra Asif Sukhera +5 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2021 Background: Iron overload cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of death in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of carvedilol treatment in patients with transfusion-dependent ...
Suchaya Silvilairat +4 more
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Severe left ventricular dysfunction in an infant [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2021 A 5-month-old infant with poor weight gain was taken to the emergency department due to respiratory distress and feeding intolerance. On examination, she was tachypnoeic and was wheezing and was diagnosed with bronchiolitis.
Odete Mingas +3 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Objective: Existing data showed that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is common in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, most of the studies included diabetic patients who have prior cardiovascular disease, which might be the ...
Kok Han Chee +6 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a common initial rhythm in cardiac arrest. A substantial number of PEA arrests are caused by coronary ischemia in the setting of acute coronary occlusion, but the underlying mechanism is not well ...
Daniel I. Ambinder +8 more
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BJA Open, 2023 Background: Using easy-to-determine bedside measurements, we developed an echocardiographic algorithm for predicting left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and longitudinal strain (LVLS) in patients with septic shock.
Clément Brault +7 more
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Revascularization in Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction [PDF]
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2015 The highest-risk patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction are those with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction≤35%). The cornerstone of treatment is guideline-driven medical therapy for all patients and implantable device therapy for appropriately selected patients.
Eric J. Velazquez, Robert O. Bonow
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Left ventricular dysfunction in the haemodialysis population [PDF]
Clinical Kidney Journal, 2008 Cardiovascular disease in the haemodialysis population continues to contribute to mortality and morbidity. Disorders of left ventricular geometry and function are highly prevalent and lead to increased mortality in this highly vulnerable population. Left ventricular dysfunction (LVDys), often as a result of hypertension, ischaemic cardiac disease or ...
Claudio Rigatto +3 more
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Right Ventricular Function, Peripheral Edema, and Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness
Kidney International Reports, 2017 The cardiorenal syndrome generally focuses on left ventricular function, and the importance of the right ventricle as a determinant of renal function is described less frequently. In a cohort of critically ill patients with echocardiographic measurements
Christina Chen +5 more
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مجلة كلية الطب, 2010 Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction are considered to be an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic hypertensive patients.
Salam A. Mahdi +2 more
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