and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The substantial proportion of HF patients who have preserved systolic function (PSF) and an LVEF of 40–50% or more are rarely included in ...

Impairment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function as well as systolic function appear very early in the course of heart disease. Recent HF guidelines, therefore, place special emphasis on the ...

Objectives: To determine the effect of intermittent high intensity exercise of moderate duration on LV function. Methods: Nineteen male rugby and football players (mean (SD) age 21 (2) years) ...

From these signals we simultaneously determine peak and mean aortic velocities and acceleration as indices of cardiac output by Doppler studies and LV systolic function, and mitral E and A velocities ...

Conventional echocardiography combined with TDI and speckle-tracking techniques is a sensitive tool to assess early subclinical changes in systolic and diastolic LV function. Impairment of LV ...

Figure 1: a, Baseline in vivo tracings of left ventricular (LV ... the mechanism does not seem to be linked to systolic failure, reduced heart rate or increased arterial loading.

When the left ventricular systolic function is so severely reduced that hypotension and shock occur, inotropes such as dobutamine or milrinone are very helpful. These same drugs can actually ...

The following is a summary of “Cardiopulmonary Ultrasound to Predict Care Escalation in Early Sepsis: A Pilot Study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Emergency Medicine by Kuttab et al.

replacement, stage of mitral regurgitation, left ventricular systolic function, presence or absence of atrial fibrillation, clinical judgement and patient preference. According to the 2020 ACC/AHA ...

absence of systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet causing LV outflow obstruction and normal diastolic function. Athletes with an LV wall thickness >12 mm (LVH) Of the 836 ...