The Impact of Age and Sex on Left Ventricular Function Based on Transthoracic Echocardiograms by Lu Tang, Rui Wu, Chen Cheng, Zheng Li, Yang Hua, Jin-Yu Sun, Yan-Juan Zhang, Wei Sun, Xiang-Qing Kong

“…Background: This study aimed to reveal the age- and gender-related differences in left ventricular function among patients with normal cardiac structure. …”
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Left ventricular function in patients with cardiorenal pathology and chronic renal failure by M. M. Dudar, A. V. Fendrikova, A. K. Arutyunov, E. A. Kudryashov, V. V. Skibitsky

“…Prognosis inpatients with pre-dialysis stages of chronic renal failure (CRF) is determined by various factors, including left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and coronary heart disease (CHD). …”
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Impact of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft on left Ventricular Systolic Function by Dilshad Abdulqadir Rasul, Mohammed Hasan Alwan

“…The objective was to evaluate the effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery on left ventricular systolic function. Methods: Present study was an observational prospective study implemented in Surgical Specialty Hospital in Erbil city-Kurdistan region/Iraq through the period of one year from 1st of June 2021, to 31st of May 2022 on sample of one hundred and forty patients with ischemic heart diseases underwent coronary artery bypass graft. …”
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Left ventricular global function index: diagnostic and prognostic value in cardiovascular diseases by A. Yu. Kapustina, M. N. Alekhin

“…Left ventricular global function index (LVGFI) is a novel indicator for assessing LV function, considering the main components of cardiac remodeling, obtained using magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography. …”
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Noninvasive identification and therapeutic implications of supernormal left ventricular contractile phenotype by Yi Wang, Lixue Yin

“…Left ventricular (LV) function is typically evaluated through LV ejection fraction (EF), a robust indicator of risk, showing a nonlinear increase in mortality rates below 40%. …”
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COVID-19–Induced Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Functionally Normal Heart by Richard H. Liu, Khan O. Mohammad, Hanna Fanous, Megan K. Kressin, Caitlin Giesler, Yan Liu

“…This clinical vignette presents the first case of an isolated left ventricular thrombus caused by minimally symptomatic COVID-19 in a functionally normal heart of previously healthy individual.…”
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Changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function after chemotherapy for breast cancer with doxorubicin by I. A. Karput, V. A. Snezhitskii, M. N. Kurbat, V. A. Gorustovich, Yu. I. Karpovich, A. Yu. Rubinskii, T. A. Smirnova, A. S. Babenka

“…Purpose: to study changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function using echocardiography (EchoCG) during chemotherapy with doxorubicin in patients with primary breast cancer (BC) and to identify potential markers of early cardiotoxicity (CT).Material and Methods. …”
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Survival after myocardial infarction according to left ventricular function and heart failure symptoms by Jarle Jortveit, Peder L. Myhre, Kristian Berge, Sigrun Halvorsen

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An Observational Study on the Reversibility of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction, Impaired Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Abnormal Left Ventricular Mass with Levothyro... by Abhirup Chatterjee, Anupam Mandal, Sattik Siddhanta, Rajdip Sen

“…Objectives: To find out the change in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function as well as left ventricular mass index (LVMI) with treatment of primary hypothyroidism with levothyroxine replacement in 6 months time frame and to detect reversibility, if present at all, of E/E´(E—early transmitral diastolic velocity, E´– tissue Doppler early diastolic velocity), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and LVMI after patient become biochemically euthyroid. …”
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Left Dominant Coronary Circulation is Associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Function but Not Long-Term Mortality After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yusuf Bozkurt Şahin, Emrullah Kızıltunç, Salih Topal, Adnan Abacı

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of coronary dominance (CD) on the left ventricular systolic function in patients with first ST-elevational myocardial infarction (STEMI), and to evaluate the relationship between CD and long-term mortality. …”
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Transient left ventricular function deterioration after patent ductus arteriosus closure: A case series by Mohammad Reza Sabri, Chehreh Mahdavi, Hamid Bigdelian, Ali Reza Ahmadi, Mehdi Ghaderian, Bahar Dehghan, Davood Ramezani Nezhad

“…Here, we aim to present nine cases whose left ventricular ejection fraction deteriorated early or late after the procedure. …”
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Early structural and functional left ventricular disorders in young patients with hypertension: a role of insulin resistance by E. K. Shavarova, Zh. D. Kobalava, N. E. Yezhova, I. A. Khomova, E. I. Bazdyreva

“…To analyze the associations of insulin resistance and left ventricular (LV) remodeling in a cohort of young patients with untreated uncomplicated hypertension and high normal blood pressure (BP).Material and methods. …”
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Mysterious right ventricular function detection in isolated left anterior descending disease by speckle tracking imaging by Hamouda A.K.H. El-Bahnasy

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A dilemma for women: having many children risks deterioration of diastolic functions by Mehmet Ozgeyik, Ozge Turgay Yildirim, Mevlut Serdar Kuyumcu, Mehmet Ali Astarcioglu

“…Receiver-operating curve (ROC) analysis showed that the best cut-off value of the parity number for predicting left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was 6.5, with 66.3% sensitivity and 66.7% specificity. …”
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Impact of Left Ventricular Diastolic Pressure Changes on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Jiwon Seo, Ah‐Ram Kim, Iksung Cho, Chi Young Shim, Geu‐Ru Hong, Eui‐Young Choi, Se‐Joong Rim, Young‐Guk Ko, Myeong‐Ki Hong, Jae‐Kwan Song, Jong‐Won Ha

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Exercise‐Induced Cardiac Troponin I Elevation Is Associated With Regional Alterations in Left Ventricular Strain in High‐Troponin Responders by Christine Bjørkvik Erevik, Øyunn Kleiven, Vidar Frøysa, Magnus Bjørkavoll‐Bergseth, Monica Chivulescu, Lars Gunnar Klæboe, Lars Dejgaard, Bjørn Auestad, Øyvind Skadberg, Tor Melberg, Stig Urheim, Kristina Haugaa, Thor Edvardsen, Stein Ørn

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Left ventricular dysfunction in COPD without pulmonary hypertension. by Janne M Hilde, Jonny Hisdal, Ingunn Skjørten, Viggo Hansteen, Morten N Melsom, Ole J Grøtta, Milada C Småstuen, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Harald Arnesen, Sjur Humerfelt, Kjetil Steine

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to assess prevalence of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in stable cohort of COPD patients, where LV disease had been thoroughly excluded in advance.…”
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation by Zubair Bashir, Feven Ataklte, Shuyuan Wang, Edward W. Chen, Vishnu Kadiyala, Charles F. Sherrod, Phinnara Has, Christopher Song, Corey E. Ventetuolo, James Simmons, Philip Haines

“…Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is associated with poor clinical outcomes in acute respiratory failure (ARF). …”
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Speckle Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Paediatric Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve—A Pilot Study by Amalia Făgărășan, Simina-Elena Ghiragosian-Rusu, Claudiu Ghiragosian, Liliana Gozar, Carmen Suteu, Daniela Toma, Flavia Cristina Al-Akel, Manuela Cucerea

“…The assessment of left ventricle systolic function is typically conducted through the measurement of the left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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Evaluating Impact of Surgical Myocardial Revascularization on Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Immediate Postoperative Outcome using Transesophageal Echocardiography by Abhijeet Shitole, Veerappa Kothiwale, Sharanagouda Patil, Preeti Lamba, Anand Vagarali, Jabbar Momin, Sweta Sooragonda, Anushri Patil

“…Background and Aims: Surgical myocardial revascularization is supposed to improve the global left ventricular (LV) function by improving the blood supply in significantly occluded coronary arteries. …”
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