Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly common across the heart failure population. Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a feared complication that can occur in the early post-operative ...

uz.kuleuven.ac.be Background: A cardiac syndrome of “apical ballooning” was recently described, consisting of an acute onset of transient extensive akinesia of the apical and mid portions of the left ...

In an attempt to objectively evaluate the status of the left ventricle in 32 patients with mitral stenosis, a modified form of supine leg exercise was done during simultaneous left and right heart ...

imperial.ac.uk Often overlooked, and considered the poor relation of the left ventricle, there is increasing interest in the right ventricle particularly with regard to right ventricular failure.

Both atria are also enlarged. In addition to persistent ... the basis of a previous echocardiogram that showed concentric left ventricular wall thickening of 17 mm and preserved ejection fraction.

Left ventricular parietal wall thickness and left ventricular end-diastolic diameters were significantly higher in athletes. Both athletes and ARVC patients presented a right ventricular (RV) ...

Left ventricular (LV) geometric patterns are associated with cognitive impairment and cerebral small vessel disease. As a novel magnetic resonance imaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease and a ...

Having congestive heart failure or diabetes appears to increase your risk of developing the other condition. Shared risk factors, blood vessel damage, and cellular changes to your heart may ...

I was born with an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure (CHF)—a chronic condition that makes the heart less efficient ...

On Valentine's Day 2022, two cardiac patients met in the ICU at a New York Hospital. They became friends and lent each other ...

The left side of the heart accepts replenished blood from the lungs, and then pumps that blood out to all the body’s organs. Each side of the heart has two chambers, for a total of four chambers. The ...